Watten
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 714 residents
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Watten, Highland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Achingale Mill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bower and Reiss.
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 5 miles north of Watten.
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 6 miles east of Watten.
Watten
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.47147° or 58° 28′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.30163° or 3° 18′ 6″ westPopulation
714Elevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9CCRFMCX+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 612670456OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2634667Wikidata ID
Q2726131
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