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Burnside Cottage + The Pig Shed
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An Eco B&B + Self Catering Studio on the North Coast of Scotland (800m off the NC500 & close to the Gills Bay ferry).

- Gold Award from Green Tourism
- Licenced & offering an Evening Menu
- Room Service
- Dog Friendly
- www.burnside-cottage.co.uk
On National Pet Day, a little reminder that we're very dog friendly 🐕‍🦺🦮🐕🐶🐩........we love our dogs and we adore yours too!
#nationalpetday #dogs
April 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Burnside Cottage B&B + The Pig Shed in Springtime 😊
#spring
March 28, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Happy International Whisky Day 🥃.....although we think every day is a great day to celebrate whisky!

With so many fabulous distilleries close by, Burnside Cottage is a great place to sample some excellent examples 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 😊 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
#internationalwhiskyday
March 27, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Spring is lovely in the far north of Scotland......the sunshine, daffodils, and gorse provide huge blasts of yellow everywhere 💛
#springtime #Scotland
March 27, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Philip the Pheasant is one of our favourite guests....
a regular at breakfast time 😊
#Pheasantlove
March 26, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Happy World Meteorological Day.......there's no better place for watching the ever-changing weather than Caithness. Our huge skies are awesome ☀️🌠🌌☁️⛅️⛈️🌤🌦🌩🌪🌈❄️😊
#worldmeterologicalday #caithnessskies #weather😍 #northcoastscotland
March 23, 2025 at 12:36 PM
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Its Scottish Golf Tourism Week 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

The north coast offers some great courses. Thurso Golf Club is the most northerly mainland course & just a short drive in either direction are Wick & Reay Clubs.All are easily accessible when staying at Burnside Cottage + The Pig Shed 😊

#scottishgolf #scotland
March 19, 2025 at 9:39 AM
World Wildlife Day! We are constantly in awe of the wonderful wildlife all around us. Caithness is just the best for wildlife lovers ❤️
#worldwildlifeday
March 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A batch of our decadent triple chocolate and banana cakes fresh out of the oven......these will be served with a chocolate sauce & homemade vanilla ice-cream (cashew & oat base) 😋 Just one of our plant based options 🌿
#plantbased
February 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
One of the views from Burnside Cottage +The Pig Shed a few afternoons ago. The huge Caithness skies are ever changing and stunningly beautiful 😊
#caithnessskies #cloudappreciationsociety #cloudlovers #northcoastofscotland #highlandsofscotland
February 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
February 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
A Caithness winter sunset & Dunnet Beach.......we think it's paradise 😊
#paradise #apieceofheaven #caithnesssunsets #caithnessskies #sunset #dunnetbeach
February 5, 2025 at 7:14 AM
A beautiful shag preferring to hang around with Mr Burnside rather than getting his feet wet 😊
#shag #seabirds #caithnessbirds #natureisgreat #farnorthofscotland
January 31, 2025 at 8:51 AM
A busy Dunnet Beach...two humans and a thousand birds 😊
#dunnetbeach #alwaysbusyinthefarnorthofscotland #birds #highlandsofscotland
January 27, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Yesterday was absolutely stunning with a hard, beautiful frost all around (today, we have Storm Eowyn!) 😊
#winterinscotland #northcoastscotland #nc500
January 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Burnside Cottage + The Pig Shed during sunrise yesterday morning.....Caithness skies are amazing 😊
#caithnessskies #farnorthofscotland #bigskies #sunrise
January 22, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Pentland Ferries 'the Pentalina' sailing into Gills Bay from Orkney yesterday morning.

With Gills Bay just at the end of our lane Burnside Cottage + The Pig Shed is the ideal place to stay......and as the crossing is just an hour, it's easy enough to go just for the day! 😊
@pentlandferries #orkney
January 21, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Burnside Cottage B&B + The Pig Shed is an eco b&b (awarded Gold from Green Tourism). Located on the north coast of Scotland, 10mins from John O’Groats and 800m off the North Coast 500. Licenced & offering an extensive optional Evening Menu all via Room Service 😊
#nc500 #Scotland #northcoast500
January 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
Muckle Skerry across a very calm Pentland Firth this morning 😊
#pentlandfirth #lighthouse #lighthouselovers #nc500
January 19, 2025 at 12:53 PM
January 18, 2025 at 6:49 AM
We had a great time at Dunnet Beach yesterday.....winter sunsets 🧡
#winter #januaryincaithness #dunnetbeach #dunnetbay #farnorthernhighlands
January 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
January 16, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Epic sky yesterday evening going up to Noss Head 😍
#sunset #caithnesssunsets #bigskies #nossheadlighthouse #lighthouse
January 16, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Thurso (north coast of Scotland) a renowned surfing destination celebrated for world-class waves. The powerful reef break at Thurso East is legendary among surfers, offering long, consistent, and challenging waves that can reach up to 10 feet or more. 😊
#Thurso #surfing #northcoastscotland #nc500
January 15, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Such glorious animals.....who doesn't feel a little bit happier at the sight of them 😊
#highlandcow #highlandcoo #wonderfulanimals #animals🩷 #nature
January 13, 2025 at 7:07 AM