Cape Wrath

Cape Wrath is a cape in the parish of the county of in the of Scotland. It is the most north-westerly point in Great Britain.
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Photo: Colin Wheatley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cape Wrath Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.
at Cape Wrath was built in 1828 by Robert Stevenson and was manned until 1998, when it was converted to automatic operation by the Northern Lighthouse Board.

Cape Wrath

Latitude
58.62609° or 58° 37′ 34″ north
Longitude
-4.99969° or 4° 59′ 59″ west
Elevation
220 feet (67 metres)
Open location code
9CCQJ2G2+C4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 339057911
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2633500
Wiki­data ID
Q1034522
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Satellite Map

Discover Cape Wrath from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cape Wrath” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cape Wrath”
  • Breton: “Am Parbh”
  • Catalan: “Cape Wrath”
  • Cebuano: “Cape Wrath”
  • Chinese: “愤怒角”
  • Chinese: “憤怒角”
  • Czech: “Wrath”
  • Dutch: “Cape Wrath”
  • French: “cap Wrath”
  • French: “Cap Wrath”
  • German: “Cape Wrath”
  • German: “Kap Wrath”
  • Hebrew: “כף רף”
  • Hungarian: “Wrath-fok”
  • Irish: “Am Parbh”
  • Italian: “Capo Wrath”
  • Japanese: “ケープラス”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Cape Wrath”
  • Polish: “Cape Wrath (geografia)”
  • Polish: “Cape Wrath”
  • Portuguese: “Cabo Wrath”
  • Romanian: “Capul Wrath”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Am Parbh”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Carbh”
  • Spanish: “Cabo Wrath”
  • Swedish: “Cape Wrath”
  • Welsh: “Penrhyn Wrath”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Signalling Sta. and A‘ Chailleach.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stac an Dùnain and Uamh Chàm.

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