📌 Crosskirk, Highland
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This little church by the Caithness coast mightn’t look like much, but it’s one of the region’s oldest. St Mary’s Chapel is thought to date to the 12th century, with architectural features in common with places of worship on Orkney, in Scandinavia and in Ireland rather than the Scottish mainland. The setting overlooking Hoy and the North Atlantic is a fine one, as long as you overlook the wind turbines on the inland side.
🌍 Location
📌 Access from minor road end at Crosskirk, 6 mi west of Thurso
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: ND 025701
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.607728,-3.679866
🚌 Extremely infrequent bus to Forss Business Park. Better service to business park turnoff on A836 (1 mi)
🚗 Car park at 🧭 ND 032699 / 🛰️ 58.606365,-3.668140
📝 Key info
⌚ Always open
🎫 Free
💬 From the car park it’s a 10-min walk (each way) to the chapel on a grassy path (⬤ Easy).
