The new tenant wants to return The Plough to a "must visit" pub offering local real ale, and with two Cromarty hand pumps, nothing could be more local with the brewery just under 6 miles down the road. There is a second "modern" bar through the door from the main bar. [Update 20 Aug 2023: report of only one bar in service.] This distinctive old country pub in a pretty village built with the local red sandstone is unmissable with its distinctive leaning gable. Listed as a CAMRA heritage pub, with its cosy wood-lined bar and an ancient marriage stone lintel (dated 1691) over the fireplace. There are trestle tables outside in a small enclosed grassed area which is a sun-trap, and the walls of the pub give off their heat long after the sun has moved round. From the pub, there are pleasant forested walks up the RSPB-administered Fairy Glen, to the waterfalls (2 km), the last section only for the sure footed! Equally pleasant is a walk along the beach, eastwards to the caves and back, or a real leg-stretch to the lighthouse at Chanonry Point to see the dolphins. If you prefer to travel by bus, the service runs hourly (Mon-Sat, but poor Sun) from Inverness, via Fortrose and Rosemarkie, and onto Cromarty. If you want to see the dolphins, and the occasional seal, best on a flood tide, (i.e. coming in) Hours may vary, particularly Autumn/Winter, contact pub to check, and for food hours.