📌 Bettyhill, Highland
★★★
Àrd Mòr (big height / peninsula) is a rugged headland north of Bettyhill – it faces its Àrd Beag counterpart across Farr Bay. Following faint paths along the clifftops makes for an enjoyable walk in all weathers, no matter whether the ocean below is in a tranquil or turbulent mood. The circuit later passes an old fishing station which used to feature a net spanning the sizeable River Naver; now ruined, the buildings now provide an interesting foreground to the vast Torrisdale Bay across the river.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Track down to the coast 
Bay on the east side of the headland 
View to Àrd Beag 
Turbulent seas 
Farr Bay in the distance 
Rounding the north end of the headland 
View back along the coast 
Approaching Torrisdale Bay 
North end of the headland 
River Naver 
Torrisdale Bay beyond the fishing station 
Looking back along the coast 
Fishing station
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish off minor road at Achneiskich, north side of Bettyhill
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NC 705624
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 58.530404,-4.224995
🚌 Infrequent bus to Bettyhill nearby
🚗Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 3 km / 2 mi | ▲ 110 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Àrd Mòr headland
⬤ Moderate | Faint paths & sheep tracks, some pathless sections, cliff edges. Minor road for final section.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit: start – track to north – circuit of Àrd Mòr headland – ruined fishing station overlooking Torrisdale Bay – start via minor road
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Seagulls, oystercatchers, eiders on coastal section. Sheep & lambs, chickens, yellowhammers & dunnocks on inland return.
Weather: 9°C, overcast with a cold east wind.
May 2021
