Loch Watten
Loch Watten is a loch in the River Wick drainage basin in Caithness, Scotland. The name is a tautology, consisting of the word "loch" and vatn, a Norse word meaning the very same, found in such names as "Þingvallavatn" and Myvatn in Iceland, and "Røssvatnet" and "Møsvatn" in Norway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Achingale Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watten and Bower.
Watten
Village
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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
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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 Loch Watten.
Reaster
Hamlet
Reaster is a settlement in the civil parish of Bower, Caithness in the Scottish Highlands. It is near to the site of a former GCHQ monitoring station, which was decommissioned in 1978. Reaster is situated 6 miles north of Loch Watten.
Loch Watten
- Type: Lake
- Description: lake in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK, outflows via Loch Burn to Wick River
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Loch Watten” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Loch Watten”
- Cebuano: “Loch Watten”
- French: “loch Watten”
- French: “Loch Watten”
- German: “Loch Watten”
- Japanese: “ワッテン湖”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Loch Watten”
- Swedish: “Loch Watten”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Watten railway station and Hill of Watten.
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