Seaforth Highlanders and Cameron Highlanders Liberation of Waalwijk Memorial

The memorial to the Seaforth and Cameron Highlanders stands quietly in the Highland landscape near Fortrose, marking something most visitors to the area completely walk past without thinking. It commemorates the role these two regiments played in liberating Waalwijk in the Netherlands during the Second World War - a moment of real consequence that connects this corner of Scotland to European history in a way that feels genuinely personal once you know the story.

You won't find crowds here. There's no visitor centre, no gift shop, no queue. Just the memorial itself and space to stand and absorb what happened. That's rather the point. This is the sort of place that appeals to history types and anyone with a connection to the regiments, though walkers doing circuits around the Black Isle will stumble across it too.

It's free to visit, naturally, and takes minutes rather than hours - though you'll want longer if you're the sort who reads every inscription carefully. The nearest proper base is Fortrose itself, and if you're staying at Fortrose Bay Campsite just 1.6 miles away, you can easily work this into a morning's exploration of the area. Barrow Campsite near Nairn, a bit further at 6.1 miles, puts you in striking distance as well.

Timing doesn't matter much - it's accessible year-round. Go when the weather's decent enough for a walk, and expect to sit with the quietness of it all. Not every memorial needs to be loud to matter.