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Schottland - Black Isle: Rundgang im Dorf Cromarty

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Distance
1.72 mi
Elevation gain
49 ft
Technical difficulty
Easy
Elevation loss
49 ft
Max elevation
87 ft
TrailRank 
35
Min elevation
17 ft
Trail type
Loop
Moving time
46 minutes
Time
3 hours 24 minutes
Coordinates
462
Uploaded
May 4, 2023
Recorded
May 2023
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near Cromarty, Scotland (United Kingdom)

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A little walking tour of the pretty village of Cromarty on the north east tip of the Black Isle.
The village has numerous red sandstone houses from the 18th century, a lighthouse, two museums (a courthouse and a museum/birthplace of the town's famous son, Hugh Miller). It's fun to stroll through the streets.

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PictographCar park Altitude 16 ft
Photo ofParken am Royal Hotel Photo ofParken am Royal Hotel Photo ofParken am Royal Hotel

Parken am Royal Hotel

View of the huge, futuristic-looking steel skeletons of the derricks waiting to be repaired. Wind turbines are being built not far away. There are not that many tourists here yet, but the place at the extreme end of the "Black Isle" makes an inviting impression.

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PictographProvisioning Altitude 30 ft
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Sutor Creek

This excellent little cafe restaurant serves wood fired pizza and fresh local seafood.

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Saint Regulus Church

PictographMuseum Altitude 36 ft
Photo ofCromarty Courthouse (1778) Museum Photo ofCromarty Courthouse (1778) Museum Photo ofCromarty Courthouse (1778) Museum

Cromarty Courthouse (1778) Museum

Here you can learn everything about the history of Cromarty and you can attend a court hearing. The Cromarty Courthouse Museum combines the fascinating history of an 18th century courthouse and gaol with cells, prisoners and active trials with the history of a vibrant North Highland port town and hinterland. "Walk through the door of this elegant 18th-century courthouse and experience the harsh Highland justice of the day; visit a prisoner, attend a trial. This Grade I listed building houses the Museum of Cromarty and its neighboring parish Resolis. Its collections, exhibitions and learning areas offer a fascinating (and free) insight into the past, present and future of this unique part of Scotland." Source: https://www.cromarty-courthouse.org.uk/

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PictographMuseum Altitude 33 ft
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Hugh Millers Cottage und Museum

This thatched cottage (1711) is the birthplace of Hugh Miller (1802-1856), an honest mason and amateur geologist who pioneered the study of fish fossils in Scotland. He later moved to Edinburgh, where he became a famous journalist and newspaper publisher. The Georgian villa next door houses a museum about Miller's life and his life's work.

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Friedhof der Pfarrkirche East Church

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Pfarrkirche East Church

The church is furnished true to the original according to the descriptions from 1780. The three balconies inside the current church are particularly interesting. Namely, while the common people sat downstairs, the balconies were divided into "Laird and Appendices" and "Poor Scholars". When the place of worship became obsolete in 1998, it was taken over by the Scottish Redundant Church Trust, which has been using donations to keep the building wind and weatherproof as a museum.

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PictographWaypoint Altitude 33 ft
Photo ofLeuchtturm (1784) Photo ofLeuchtturm (1784)

Leuchtturm (1784)

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