About Caithness and Sutherland

People travel the length of the country to come to the North Highlands.

It's home to Scotland's most famous drive - the North Coast 500, and to one of our most famous destinations - John O'Groats. It's no surprise that when people discover Caithness and Sutherland they want to stay.

The landscape is breathtaking, featuring iconic mountains and flat rolling moorlands. High tech companies sit side by side with vibrant, innovative SMEs. The area is also home to Scotland’s portal to the final frontier. The A'Mhoine Peninsula will become the UK’s first space port, from where rockets carrying satellites will be launched into space in the near future.

Back on earth, the Beatrice offshore project, based in Wick, is a leading example of development in the green energy sector. The decommissioning of the former nuclear power plant at Dounreay has seeded many supply chain opportunities in the region.

Rolls Royce, Subsea 7 and BT are among the global companies investing in employment in the far north of Scotland.

With the world famous Royal Dornoch golf course and an internationally recognised surf spot around the Thurso East reef, the area is a draw for outdoor sports enthusiasts. With beautiful beaches and bays, wildlife, high hills and big skies, Caithness and Sutherland has much to offer, whichever mile on a journey of 500 you’re on.