Loch of Yarrows
Loch of Yarrows is a lake in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch of Yarrows is situated nearby to the locality Gansclet, as well as near the village Thrumster.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Broch of Yarrows.
Broch of Yarrows
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broch of Yarrows is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thrumster and Sarclet.
Thrumster
Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. Thrumster is situated 2 miles east of Loch of Yarrows.
Sarclet
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Sarclet is situated 2½ miles east of Loch of Yarrows.
Wick
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wick is a town in Caithness in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…
Loch of Yarrows
- Type: Lake
- Also known as: “Yarehouse Loch”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.38333° or 58° 23′ northLongitude
-3.18333° or 3° 11′ westElevation
328 feet (100 metres)Open location code
9CCR9RM8+8MGeoNames ID
2633409
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Satellite Map
Discover Loch of Yarrows from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Gansclet and Tannach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hill of Yarrows and Stack of Ulbster.
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