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Brora lives by the sea and is famous for its beaches, game fishing and golf. The River Brora is an outstanding salmon stream whilst its headwater source, Loch Brora, produces excellent numbers of sea-trout.

The challenging 18-hole golf course here was designed by James Baird and it lies in a glorious setting between the mountains and the sea.

Three miles south from Brora the A9 passes close to Carn Liath Broch. It stands on a knoll overlooking the sea, a well-preserved example of these 2,000-year-old defensive towers. But the most dominant tower hereabouts is the statue to the First Duke of Sutherland on Ben Bhragaidh, the mannie on the hill, which glowers over the town of Golspie.

The Duke ordered the removal of 16,000 of his tenants and their families to make way for sheep, the infamous Sutherland Clearances. When the Duke died in 1833 he was one of the richest men in Europe. But his tenants had to contribute to the cost of the statue. He stands there today, looking out to sea, his back turned upon the people he so cruelly failed.

Magnificent Dunrobin Castle is the Sutherland family's home. It began life as a modest 13th century keep, but was substantially enlarged by Sir Charles Barry - architect of the London Houses of Parliament - between 1835 and 1850; a fairytale, French-style baronial castle with high-spired turrets and surrounded by fountain-decked formal gardens.