Golspie is a small town in Sutherland, in the very northwest of Scotland.

Its War Memorial is a Celtic type Cross set in a memorial garden just off the A 9 road in the south of the town.

War Memorial Garden, Golspie:-

Memorial:-

Dedication. Under a downward pointing sword overlaid with the names of battle zones – France, Belgium, Egypt, Italy, Russia, Palestine, East Africa, Dardanelles, Mesopotamia, At Sea – “In honour of those who served. In sympathy with those who suffered and in proud and grateful memory of those whose names are recorded here and who fell in the Great War 1914-18. They died that we might live.”

Great War names:-

The reverse contains the World War 2 Dedication and Names:-

The upper portion of the reverse is inscribed with symbols of various kind:-

The broch’s entrance:-

The broch had bronze age modcons. Stairs:-

An internal chamber:-

View towards Golspie and Dunrobin Castle:-

The towers of Dunrobin Castle peek above the trees to the left here and on the hill is the statue of the infamous Duke of Sutherland:-

It’s not just Orkney where you can find the remains of brochs.

This one, Càrn Liath Broch, lies west of the A 9 just north of Golspie, Sutherland, Scotland. It’s very well preserved.

Park at the lay-by on the other die of the road – take care crossing, it’s fairly busy – and it’s a short walk to the broch

From the A 9, Moray Firth in background:-

From north:-

From south:-

Broch interior:-

An external structure:-

Information board:-