Chanonry Point is the tip of a narrow spit that runs out into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie, on the south side of the Black Isle, about 10 miles by road from Cromarty. A Stevenson lighthouse, first lit in 1846, stands at the end. Across the narrow channel is the star fort of Fort George. The strait between them is where the Moray Firth's bottlenose dolphins come to feed. On a rising tide they work the currents only metres from the shingle, leaping after salmon heading for the rivers.
Arrive an hour or so before high tide. Summer is best, when the salmon are running. The narrow road out along the golf course gets jammed on fine days, so consider walking from Fortrose or Rosemarkie. Porpoises and grey seals also turn up. For the wider Moray Firth population, see Moray Firth dolphins.