Location

Celtic Lodges are perfectly located in the north of Scotland, right on the famous NC500 route between Thurso (11.5 miles) and John O’Groats (7.5 miles). 

Caithness is the most northeasterly county on the Scottish mainland. Its landscape consists largely of open rolling moorland to the North and peat bogs – known as ‘the Flow Country’ to the south. Caithness remains a largely unspoiled and undeveloped county ringed, to the north and east by dramatic coastal scenery with a few Hidden Gems worth a visit. This underdeveloped environment, combined with strong westerly winds provides air that is as clean as the best in Europe. 

Caithness has a population of around 26,000, the main centres of population being the towns of Wick and Thurso. Wick was once Europe’s leading herring port, with a fleet of more than 1,000 fishing boats. Things are a little quieter these days, but Caithness still has a deserved reputation for arguably Britain’s best sea-angling waters. Salmon fishing is possible in many of Caithness’ rivers, and there are many lochs that attract the serious trout fisher.

Thurso has a population of around 9,000 and lies at latitude 59 degrees North, the same latitude as the Alaskan capital of Juneau. This brings long, seemingly endless lazy summer nights in June and July. Thurso was originally a Norse port, and Norse would have been the original language spoken in Thurso and much of Caithness. 

The area between Wick and Thurso provides the finest farmland in the North of Scotland, producing world-class livestock.

Key to the NC500 map on this page: 

  1. Celtic Lodges 
  2. Nearest Restaurant 1 mile 
  3. Castle of Mey 1.9 miles 
  4. Dunnet Bay Distillery 3.3 miles 
  5. Dunnet Bay 3.8 mile
  6. Mary Ann’s Cottage 3.9 miles 
  7. Ferry Terminal to Orkney 4.3 miles
  8. Stannergill Distillery 6 miles (opens 2025)
  9. Mini Supermarket, Butchers & Fuel 6.4 miles
  10. Dunnet Head 6.6 miles 
  11. John O’Groats 7.5 miles
  12. Duncansby Stacks 8.8 miles 


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Map of NC500