Watten railway station
Watten was a railway station located at the east end of Loch Watten, Highland between Halkirk and Wick, Scotland. The station opened on 28 July 1874. The station master from 1876 to 1909 was Mr.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Level crossing
- Description: railway station in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Watten Railway Station” and “Watten Station”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Achingale Mill.
Achingale Mill
Watermill
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achingale Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1½ miles south of Watten railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watten and Bower.
Watten
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road between the burgh of Wick and the town of Thurso, about twelve kilometres west of Wick and close to Wick River and to Loch Watten.
Bower
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bower is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices. Bower is situated 4½ miles north of Watten railway station.
Reiss
Village
Reiss is a village in the former county of Caithness, now in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It is well known in the Caithness area for its beach and also the 18-hole Wick golf course. Reiss is situated 5 miles east of Watten railway station.
Watten railway station
- Categories: railway station and transportation
- Location: Caithness, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.48372° or 58° 29′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.28765° or 3° 17′ 16″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9CCRFPM6+FWOpenStreetMap ID
node 473858303OpenStreetMap feature
railway=level_crossing
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to French—“Watten railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Watten”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة واتين”
- French: “Watten”
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