Backies

Backies is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Backies is situated nearby to the locality Golspie Tower, as well as near Dunrobin Mains.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Backies Broch and Dunrobin Castle railway station.

Backies Broch

Archaeological site

Backies Broch is an Iron Age broch in Sutherland, Scotland, roughly 1.6 miles north of Golspie.

Dunrobin Castle railway station

Railway station

Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dunrobin Castle railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in Scotland, serving Dunrobin Castle near the village of Golspie in the Highland council area.

Golspie Mills, Golspie

Watermill

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Golspie Mills, Golspie is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golspie and Doll.

Golspie

Village

Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350.

Doll is a scattered mixed crofting township and rural village 2 miles southwest of Brora, on the A9 coast road, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Doll is situated 3 miles east of Backies.