Swiney
Swiney is a small village on the east coast of Scotland, 1 mile west of Lybster along the A99 road, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buldoo Bell Tower, Latheron.
Buldoo Bell Tower, Latheron
Tower
Photo: valenta, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Buldoo Bell Tower, Latheron is situated 2 miles southwest of Swiney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lybster and Latheron.
Lybster
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster.
Latheron
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Latheron is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99. The Clan Gunn Heritage Centre and Museum is housed in the old Parish Church. Latheron is situated 2½ miles southwest of Swiney.
Landhallow
Hamlet
Landhallow is a small village, approximately 1 mile west of Latheron in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Landhallow is situated 3 miles southwest of Swiney.
Swiney
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: village in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.30135° or 58° 18′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.30969° or 3° 18′ 35″ westElevation
223 feet (68 metres)Open location code
9CCR8M2R+G4OpenStreetMap ID
node 1452692389OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to French—“Swiney” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Swiney”
- Dutch: “Swiney”
- French: “Swiney”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Upper Swiney and Achsinegar.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rhianrivach, broch 185m NNW of Achow and Lybster Harbour Lighthouse.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Swiney”. Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.