What to See in Golspie - Top Sights and Attractions

French chateau-style castle with museum. Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, and the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland and the Clan Sutherland. It is located one mile north of Golspie, and approximately five miles south of Brora, overlooking the Dornoch Firth.

Dunrobin's origins lie in the Middle Ages, but most of the present building and the gardens were added by Sir Charles Barry between 1835 and 1850. Some of the original building is visible in the interior courtyard, despite a number of expansions and alterations that made it the largest house in the north of Scotland. After being used as a boarding school for seven years, it is now open to the public.^[1]

Loch in the United Kingdom. Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg. The loch was designated a National Nature Reserve in 1998, and is managed by a partnership between NatureScot, the Scottish Wildlife Trust and Sutherland Estates. The NNR extends to 1058 hectares, including the Loch Fleet tidal basin, sand dunes, shingle ridges and the adjacent pine woods, including Balbair Wood and Ferry Wood. The tidal basin of the loch covers over 630 ha, and forms the largest habitat on the NNR.^[2]

Torboll Fall is a waterfall near Golspie in the Scottish Highlands. It is also located in species-rich deciduous woodland known as the Torboll Woods Site of Special Scientific Interest. Its grid reference number is NH744985. A fish ladder is parallel to the waterfall to allow for the migration of fish. The waterfall may be viewed from the bottom of the fish ladder or from a bridge that runs over the top of the waterfall.^[3]

The Old Bank Road drill hall is a military installation in Golspie, Scotland.^[4]