Loch An Rauthan,near Kinbrace,Sutherland, Scotland,UK Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Loch an Rauthan, near Kilnbrace,Sutherland, Scotland,UK. Loch an Rauthan is on the A897.Caithness, historic county in extreme northern Scotland, facing the Atlantic Ocean and the Pentland Firth (which separates it from the Orkney Islands) on the north and the North Sea on the east. On the north and east the area is fringed by dramatic coastal scenery, and to the south and west the area is bordered by Sutherland. Caithness has a population of around 24,000 people spread in many villages and towns. The distance between Glasgow and Caithness is 180 miles. The road distance is 271.2 miles.Seeing the northern lights in August. Chasing the northern lights from the UK is a fickle business. At this level you could expect to see an aurora across most of the UK with a strong showing in Scotland. Sutherland is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the Highlands of Scotland. Its county town is Dornoch. Sutherland borders Caithness and Moray Firth to the east, Ross-shire and Cromartyshire (later combined into Ross and Cromarty) to the south and the Atlantic to the north and west.