The coastline art tour around the British Isles moves into the huge area covered by the Scottish Highlands, travelling from the Western coast of Scotland, across the northern tip of the Scottish mainland and turning the corner at John O'Groats to begin the long journey down the Eastern coast of Great Britain. Developed in association with Grant Waters, Art Detective Group Leader: South East England, East England and the Midlands.

Artists featured in this Curation: John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880–1951), Stanley Roy Badmin (1906–1989), Thomas Danby (1818–1886), Samuel Bough (1822–1878), Robert John Maule Horne (c.1877–1964), James Docharty (1829–1878), Ernest Bristowe, Barcley Henry (1869–1946), Edmond Brock (1882–1952), David Young Cameron (1865–1945), and 44 more
72 artworks
Storyline Album Showcase

  • Ballachulish

    Ballachulish
    John Guthrie Spence Smith (1880–1951)
    Oil on canvas
    H 64 x W 76 cm
    Bradford Museums and Galleries
    Ballachulish
    Image credit: Bradford Museums and Galleries

  • Glencoe

    Stormy Evening, Glencoe
    Stanley Roy Badmin (1906–1989)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 37 x W 40 cm
    Royal Watercolour Society
    Stormy Evening, Glencoe
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society

  • Loch Leven

    The Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots from Loch Leven Castle, 2 May 1568 1864
    Thomas Danby (1818–1886)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90.2 x W 151.1 cm
    Paintings Collection
    The Escape of Mary, Queen of Scots from Loch Leven Castle, 2 May 1568
    Image credit: Victoria and Albert Museum, London

  • Fort William

    The Pier at Fort William
    Samuel Bough (1822–1878)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.5 x W 98.5 cm
    West Highland Museum
    The Pier at Fort William
    Image credit: West Highland Museum

  • Inverlochy

    Inverlochy Castle
    Robert John Maule Horne (c.1877–1964)
    Oil on canvas
    H 25 x W 35 cm
    Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
    Inverlochy Castle
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

  • Loch Eil

    Head of Loch Eil
    James Docharty (1829–1878)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.6 x W 61 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Head of Loch Eil
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Corpach

    Corpach
    Ernest Bristowe (active 1903–1964)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50 x W 59.5 cm
    Poole Museum Service
    Corpach
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Poole Museum Service

  • Loch Linnhe

    Evening, Loch Linnhe 1905
    Barcley Henry (1869–1946)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.9 x W 70.7 cm
    The Hepworth Wakefield
    Evening, Loch Linnhe
    Image credit: The Hepworth Wakefield

  • Loch Choire

    Sunset over Loch Choire, Sutherland, Scotland 1926
    Edmond Brock (1882–1952)
    Oil on cardboard
    H 25.5 x W 40.5 cm
    National Trust, Mount Stewart
    Sunset over Loch Choire, Sutherland, Scotland
    Image credit: National Trust Images

  • Loch Aline

    Loch Aline in Ben Morven
    David Young Cameron (1865–1945)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60.4 x W 78.3 cm
    Kirklees Museums and Galleries
    Loch Aline in Ben Morven
    Image credit: Kirklees Museums and Galleries

  • Kinlochaline Castle

    Kinlochaline Castle, Morvern 1855
    Horatio McCulloch (1805–1867)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53.6 x W 76.5 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Kinlochaline Castle, Morvern
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Salen

    At Salen, Mull
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    At Salen, Mull
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Kilchoan

    Mingary Castle, Kilchoan
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Mingary Castle, Kilchoan
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Portuairk

    Crofts at Portuairk, Ardnamurchan
    Jane Duckfield (b.1944)
    Oil on canvas
    H 33 x W 33 cm
    NHS Fife
    Crofts at Portuairk, Ardnamurchan
    © the artist. Image credit: NHS Fife

  • Sanna

    Sanna Bay, Ardnamurchan 1978
    John Cunningham (1926–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 39 x W 74 cm
    Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
    Sanna Bay, Ardnamurchan
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow

  • Kilmory

    Skye Cuillin from Kilmory Beach 1900
    Byron Cooper (1850–1933)
    Oil on canvas
    H 119 x W 180 cm
    Kinloch Castle, Rum (NatureScot)
    Skye Cuillin from Kilmory Beach
    Image credit: Kinloch Castle, Rum (NatureScot)

  • Loch Moidart

    Loch Moidart
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Loch Moidart
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Morar

    Sands of Morar 1937
    John Maclauchlan Milne (1885–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91.5 x W 121.7 cm
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Sands of Morar
    © John Maclauchlan Milne, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

  • Mallaig

    Mallaig c.1928
    William George Gillies (1898–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.9 x W 65.7 cm
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Mallaig
    © Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

  • Loch Hourn

    Loch Hourn
    John MacWhirter (1839–1911)
    Oil on board
    H 35.6 x W 49.5 cm
    Derby Museums
    Loch Hourn
    Image credit: Derby Museums

  • Glenelg

    Glenelg 1936
    John Maclauchlan Milne (1885–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 101.6 x W 127 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Glenelg
    © John Maclauchlan Milne, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London. Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Letterfearn

    Dusk at Letterfearn c.1947
    William George Gillies (1898–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49 x W 61.2 cm
    National Galleries of Scotland
    Dusk at Letterfearn
    © Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

  • Loch Duich

    Loch Duich and the Five Sisters c.1905
    Joseph Farquharson (1846–1935)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.3 x W 76 cm
    Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
    Loch Duich and the Five Sisters
    Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

  • Inverinate

    The Kirk at Inverinate 1990
    Norman Webster (b.1924)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 26 x W 36 cm
    Royal Watercolour Society
    The Kirk at Inverinate
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Royal Watercolour Society

  • Keppoch

    Back of Keppoch 1956
    Georges Clark (1896–1990)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 40.4 x W 58.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Back of Keppoch
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Eilean Donan Castle

    Eilean Donan Castle
    Joseph Calder Smith (1876–1953)
    Oil on canvas
    H 55.9 x W 76.2 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Eilean Donan Castle
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Balmacara

    Cuillins from Balmacara 1889
    Charles Pilkington (1850–1918)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 11 x W 18 cm
    The Alpine Club Collection
    Cuillins from Balmacara
    Image credit: The Alpine Club Collection

  • Loch Alsh and Kylerhea

    Loch Alsh and Kylerhea
    Joseph Calder Smith (1876–1953)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.8 x W 61 cm
    Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)
    Loch Alsh and Kylerhea
    Image credit: Dundee Art Galleries and Museums Collection (Dundee City Council)

  • Erbusaig

    Erbusaig, Lochalsh
    Perpetua Pope (1916–2013)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.6 x W 76.1 cm
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Erbusaig, Lochalsh
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

  • Plockton

    Windsock and Barrier, Plockton
    James Hardie (b.1938)
    Oil on board
    H 60.5 x W 105.5 cm
    University of Stirling
    Windsock and Barrier, Plockton
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: University of Stirling

  • Loch Carron

    Oak Trees, Loch Carron 1952
    Denis Frederic Neal Peploe (1914–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45.7 x W 88.9 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Oak Trees, Loch Carron
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Loch Kishorn

    Loch Kishorn 1962
    Denis Frederic Neal Peploe (1914–1993)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.1 x W 60.3 cm
    Art in Healthcare
    Loch Kishorn
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Art in Healthcare

  • Applecross

    Coire-na-Faireamh, in Applecross Deer Forest, Ross-shire c.1883–1884
    William Beattie Brown (1831–1909)
    Oil on canvas
    H 67.8 x W 114.6 cm
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Coire-na-Faireamh, in Applecross Deer Forest, Ross-shire
    Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

  • Shieldaig

    A Mountain Burn, Glen Shieldaig, Ross-shire c.1871–1884
    William Beattie Brown (1831–1909)
    Oil on canvas
    H 50.8 x W 76.2 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    A Mountain Burn, Glen Shieldaig, Ross-shire
    Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Loch Torridon

    Pink Rock, Loch Torridon
    Margaret Barnard (1898–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 40 x W 50 cm
    Rye Art Gallery
    Pink Rock, Loch Torridon
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Rye Art Gallery

  • Badachro

    Badachro Bridge, Gairloch, Ross-shire 1937
    Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
    Oil on board
    H 33 x W 42 cm
    Sir Francis Cook Collection
    Badachro Bridge, Gairloch, Ross-shire
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Sir Francis Cook Collection

  • Gairloch

    Washing, Gairloch
    Donald McIntyre (1923–2009)
    Oil on board
    H 49.3 x W 60.5 cm
    Gairloch Museum
    Washing, Gairloch
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Gairloch Museum

  • Poolewe

    Peat Moss, Poolewe
    Joseph Farquharson (1846–1935)
    Oil on canvas
    H 70 x W 105 cm
    Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections
    Peat Moss, Poolewe
    Image credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

  • Laide

    Laide, Ross-shire c.1937
    William George Gillies (1898–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 56.4 x W 127 cm
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Laide, Ross-shire
    © Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

  • Gruinard

    Gruinard Bay, Ross-shire
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 60 x W 75 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Gruinard Bay, Ross-shire
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Ardessie Falls

    Falls of Ardessie, Scotland 1937
    Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
    Oil on board
    H 41 x W 31 cm
    Sir Francis Cook Collection
    Falls of Ardessie, Scotland
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Sir Francis Cook Collection

  • Ullapool

    Clock Tower, Ullapool
    Margaret Barnard (1898–1992)
    Oil on board
    H 35.5 x W 25.3 cm
    Rye Art Gallery
    Clock Tower, Ullapool
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Rye Art Gallery

  • Ristol

    An Teallach between Ristol and Mullagrach 1997
    James Morrison (1932–2020)
    Oil on board
    H 70 x W 152 cm
    University of Stirling
    An Teallach between Ristol and Mullagrach
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: University of Stirling

  • Loch Inver

    Loch Inver late 19th C–early 20th C
    David Young Cameron (1865–1945)
    Watercolour on paper
    H 22.5 x W 34 cm
    The Fleming Collection
    Loch Inver
    Image credit: The Fleming Collection

  • Achmelvich

    Achmelvich
    John Maclauchlan Milne (1885–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 71.5 x W 92 cm
    Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council
    Achmelvich
    © John Maclauchlan Milne, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London. Image credit: Museums & Galleries Edinburgh – City of Edinburgh Council

  • Clachtoll

    Boats and Houses at Clachtoll
    David McClure (1926–1998)
    Oil on canvas
    H 48 x W 57 cm
    Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections
    Boats and Houses at Clachtoll
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Paisley Museum and Art Galleries, Renfrewshire Council Collections

  • Handa

    Island of Handa, West Coast of Sutherland
    James Giles (1801–1870)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 91.4 cm
    The Fleming Collection
    Island of Handa, West Coast of Sutherland
    Image credit: The Fleming Collection

  • Kinlochbervie

    Kinlochbervie 1966
    John Bellany (1942–2013)
    Oil on hardboard
    H 243.5 x W 320 cm
    National Galleries of Scotland
    Kinlochbervie
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: National Galleries of Scotland

  • Sandwood Bay

    Sandwood Bay, North Sutherland 2005
    Melville Coulthard Brotherston (b.1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40 x W 57 cm
    NHS Lothian Charity – Tonic Collection
    Sandwood Bay, North Sutherland
    © the artist. Image credit: NHS Lothian Charity – Tonic Collection

  • Keodale

    Keodale, Evening 1937
    Francis Ferdinand Maurice Cook (1907–1978)
    Oil on panel
    H 32 x W 42 cm
    Sir Francis Cook Collection
    Keodale, Evening
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: Sir Francis Cook Collection

  • Loch Eriboll

    Loch Eriboll
    John Maclauchlan Milne (1885–1957)
    Oil on canvas
    H 66 x W 91.4 cm
    Glasgow Life Museums
    Loch Eriboll
    © John Maclauchlan Milne, courtesy of Portland Gallery, London. Image credit: Glasgow Life Museums

  • Tongue

    Landscape with a Causeway, View of the Kyle of Tongue from the West, Showing the Causeway with Ben Tongue in the Distance
    Peter de Wint (1784–1849) (attributed to)
    Oil on canvas
    H 53 x W 124 cm
    Government Art Collection
    Landscape with a Causeway, View of the Kyle of Tongue from the West, Showing the Causeway with Ben Tongue in the Distance
    Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • Skerray

    The Bay, Skerray 1965
    John Houston (1930–2008)
    Oil on canvas
    H 100 x W 100 cm
    Government Art Collection
    The Bay, Skerray
    © the artist's estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Government Art Collection

  • Bettyhill

    Cliffs at Bettyhill
    Oscar Ronald Goodall (1924–2022)
    Oil on board
    H 48 x W 66.5 cm
    Strathnaver Museum
    Cliffs at Bettyhill
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Strathnaver Museum

  • Armadale

    Bluebells and Wild Garlic, Armadale 1994
    Sherry A. Palmer (b.1947)
    Oil on canvas
    H 37 x W 44 cm
    Museum of the Isles
    Bluebells and Wild Garlic, Armadale
    © the artist. Image credit: Museum of the Isles

  • Thurso

    Thurso Harbour 1950s
    David Barrogill Keith (1891–1979)
    Oil on board
    H 36.4 x W 44.9 cm
    Lyth Arts Society
    Thurso Harbour
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Lyth Arts Society

  • John o' Groats

    The Nomadic Boulders of John o' Groats 2015
    Matthew Dalziel (b.1957) and Louise Scullion (b.1966)
    Stone & metal
    The Nomadic Boulders of John o' Groats
    © the artists. Image credit: Walter Allan / Art UK

  • Duncansby

    Duncansby Stacks
    Banks (attributed to)
    Oil on canvas
    H 42 x W 64 cm
    Highland Council
    Duncansby Stacks
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Highland Council

  • Keiss Castle

    Keiss Castle 1973
    Janice Shan Chen Hu
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 85.5 cm
    Highland Council
    Keiss Castle
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Highland Council

  • Wick

    Wick Harbour
    Albert Dunington (1860–1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 49 x W 39.5 cm
    Highland Council
    Wick Harbour
    Image credit: Highland Council

  • Dunbeath

    Salmon Bothy, Dunbeath
    David McClure (1926–1998)
    Oil on board
    H 39 x W 48.9 cm
    National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Garden & Country Park
    Salmon Bothy, Dunbeath
    © the artist's estate. Image credit: National Trust for Scotland, Culzean Castle, Garden & Country Park

  • Helmsdale

    The Mouth of the Helmsdale 1898
    Colin Hunter (1841–1904)
    Oil on canvas
    H 61 x W 99 cm
    Victoria Art Gallery
    The Mouth of the Helmsdale
    Image credit: Victoria Art Gallery

  • Brora

    At Brora, Sutherland late 19th C
    Robert Weir Allan (1851–1942)
    Oil on canvas
    H 85.5 x W 115 cm
    The Fleming Collection
    At Brora, Sutherland
    Image credit: The Fleming Collection

  • Dornoch

    The Shore at Dornoch, Highlands 1896
    Charles Conder (1868–1909)
    Oil on canvas
    H 40.8 x W 61.2 cm
    Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums
    The Shore at Dornoch, Highlands
    Image credit: Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums

  • Tain

    View from Tain Links 1966
    Torquil J. Macleod (1898–1974)
    Oil on canvas
    H 51 x W 76 cm
    Tain Through Time
    View from Tain Links
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: Tain Through Time

  • Cromarty

    Scottish Landscape, Cromarty
    John Gardiner Crawford (b.1941)
    Oil on canvas
    H 90.2 x W 121 cm
    The Fleming Collection
    Scottish Landscape, Cromarty
    © the copyright holder. Image credit: The Fleming Collection

  • Inverness

    A View of Inverness c.1830
    William Fraser
    Oil on canvas
    H 89.2 x W 114 cm
    Highland Council
    A View of Inverness
    Image credit: Highland Council

  • Inverness Harbour

    Inverness 1900
    Charles John de Lacy (1856–1929)
    Oil on canvas
    H 91.5 x W 148 cm
    Highland Council
    Inverness
    Image credit: Highland Council

  • Culloden

    Culloden Moor, the Cumberland Stone 1894
    Edith Mary Kemp-Welch (1870–1941)
    Oil on board
    H 19 x W 28 cm
    Bushey Museum and Art Gallery
    Culloden Moor, the Cumberland Stone
    Image credit: Bushey Museum and Art Gallery

  • Ardersier

    Floatout, Conoco's Murchison Jacket, Ardersier, Highlands 1979
    Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)
    Oil on canvas
    H 75 x W 100 cm
    Aberdeen Maritime Museum
    Floatout, Conoco's Murchison Jacket, Ardersier, Highlands
    © reproduced with kind permission of the Cuneo estate / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Courtesy of ConocoPhillips UK

  • Nairn Harbour

    Harbour, Nairn 1909
    Robert Lillie (1867–1949)
    Oil on canvas
    H 45 x W 60 cm
    East Dunbartonshire Council
    Harbour, Nairn
    Image credit: East Dunbartonshire Council

  • Nairn Beach

    Nairn Beach c.1970
    William George Gillies (1898–1973)
    Oil on canvas
    H 88.2 x W 114.8 cm
    Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
    Nairn Beach
    © Royal Scottish Academy / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture

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    David Barrogill Keith (1891–1979)
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    Jane Duckfield (b.1944)
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    Oscar Ronald Goodall (1924–2022)
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    David McClure (1926–1998)
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    Byron Cooper (1850–1933)
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    James Docharty (1829–1878)
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    Albert Dunington (1860–1941)
  • Bristol Aircraft Company Assembly Line
    Terence Tenison Cuneo (1907–1996)
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    William Beattie Brown (1831–1909)
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    Janice Shan Chen Hu
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