Black Isle / Moray Firth • Peninsula Links

Fortrose & Rosemarkie

Peninsula links wrapped by the Moray Firth. A distinctive chapter in the James Braid Highland Golf Trail.

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The course

A different side of Highland golf.

Fortrose & Rosemarkie sits on the narrow Chanonry Peninsula, creating one of the trail’s most distinctive settings. The sea is never far away, the wind changes direction as the holes turn around the point, and the compact routing demands accuracy and imagination.

Braid redesigned the course in 1932, bringing his strategic eye to a club with a much older golfing history. The result is a concise, characterful links where the coastline, small targets and changing breeze constantly influence the ideal line of play.

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Setting

Chanonry Point

A remarkable peninsula setting with water, lighthouse views and coastal wildlife nearby.

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Character

Compact strategy

Small targets, gorse and wind place a premium on accuracy and control.

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Trail moment

Black Isle character

A memorable coastal contrast to nearby inland Muir of Ord and championship Nairn.

Keep exploring

Make it part of the trail.

Combine Fortrose & Rosemarkie with another Braid course and turn a round of golf into a Highland road trip.

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