Brora is pretty far north, and in Highlands terms also quite big. At one time most of the coal for this part of the country came into what was a busy harbour. There were fishing boats too, and some industry.
To the south of the town was Hunters factory. They made the highest quality tweeds in the days when people bought that type of garment. There are new buildings on the site now, storing components and other stuff for wind farms.
At the other end of town is the Clynelish Distillery, a must see destination for malt whisky lovers. As we drive up to the car park the new distillery sits on a hill on our left. On our right are old, stone buildings where they store the liquid gold.
Also on the right is the old Brora Distillery. This was brought back into service in the 1970′s when the company ran short of peaty malts from Islay. The “Brora” was produced for a number of years in the old works. In the 1980′s they closed down the old distillery so there’ll never be any more of my favourite dram than there is right now- better stock up before it runs out.
On the west side of town is the brick works.
Our slide show focuses on the harbour, the fishermens cottages on one side and the golf club on the other. This is a really charming place to spend a while, wandering around imbibing the atmosphere.
The golf club is famous around the world and receives hosts of visitors every year, some of them returning time after time. Five time Open Champion Peter Thomson and Ryder Cup star Ronan Rafferty are amongst its many fans.
if you want to know what links golf is all about you simply have to play around Brora. And then do it again, and again. Stay at the Royal Marine Hotel, right next to the golf club.
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