Logie Easter Church

The roofless shell of Logie Easter Church sits quietly in the Highland landscape between Inverness and the Dornoch Firth, a proper haunting sort of place. You'll find crumbling stone walls and the ghost of a building that's been slowly returning to the earth for centuries - there's something oddly moving about that, even if you're not particularly religious.

It's the kind of spot that rewards a short detour if you're staying at one of the nearby parks like Delny Glamping or Newmore Highland Pods. The church itself won't take long - maybe twenty minutes to have a proper look around, take some photographs of the weathered walls and try to imagine what services sounded like in this remote corner. History types will appreciate the medieval bones of the place, though there's not much interpretation on site to explain what you're looking at.

The real appeal is the walk itself and the landscape. It's genuinely atmospheric, particularly on an overcast day when the Highlands do their brooding thing. Bring a camera and good shoes. Kids might find it a bit dull if they're expecting something interactive, but older children with any interest in ruins will get something from it.

Free to visit, no facilities, and best accessed from Inverness as your base if you're exploring the wider area. Go in the late afternoon light if you can - the stonework photographs beautifully then.