Just a bit of golf

The farthest north we stayed in Scotland is Dornoch, a peaceful little town with a golf course. Here's how we knew Herb's goal was close:

The main street in Dornoch was very solid looking. The tower at the far end is the former castle/now hotel where we stayed for 2 nights:

Because castles are made of stone, some elements of the structure just couldn't be changed. Here's the entrance to the WC. Fortunately, we were able to stand up straight in the rest of the bathroom.

While Herb squeezed in 2 rounds of golf in one day (the ONLY day he golfed on the entire trip, he would like the viewing public to know), I went off on a personal tour/adventure with a 6'7" kilted Scot named Gavin.  You should have seen the heads swivel whenever he strode confidently past groups of tourists at Cawdor Castle. Several women asked him to stop for selfies.

Besides the inhabited castle above, I investigated the ruined Urquart Castle on Loch Ness. Very cool. How many castles can you visit on a single trip to Scotland? We are trying to find out.

Gavin also had to break the news to me that the standing stones of Craigh na Dun from Outlander are actually not a real location near Inverness at all. If I'd done a few seconds of research in advance, I might have known this. But taking pity on me, he showed me an ancient site of burial cairns with a few really old remaining standing stones, and insisted that I re-enact Claire's ill-fated stone-touching incident. Overall, I'm thinking it didn't work out so well. But it was a fun tour, anyway.