Whiten Head

Whiten Head is a cape in , . Whiten Head is situated nearby to the hamlet , as well as near the locality .
Photo: Tony Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: cape in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Kennageall”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ceannabeinne and Durness.

Locality
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a ruined village within the parish of , in the county of , in the far north of the Highlands of . is situated 4 miles southwest of Whiten Head.

Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.

Whiten Head

Latitude
58.57899° or 58° 34′ 44″ north
Longitude
-4.58035° or 4° 34′ 49″ west
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9CCQHCH9+HV
Geo­Names ID
2634067
Wiki­data ID
Q24636746
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Whiten Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Whiten Head”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Ceann Geal”
  • Swedish: “Whiten Head”

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Localities in the Area

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