Strathy Point
Strathy Point is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland. Strathy Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Totegan, as well as near the locality Rubha Meil Cuilce.- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- Historically known as: “Strathie Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Strathy Point Lighthouse and Boursa Island.
Strathy Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Rog Frost, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strathy Point Lighthouse is a remote former lighthouse located on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland, and is situated on the coast close to the settlement of Totegan and the village of Strathy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Totegan and Strathy.
Totegan
Hamlet
Totegan is a hamlet in Sutherland, Scotland and is one of the most northerly settlements in mainland Scotland. The nearest main road to the hamlet is the A386.
Strathy
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Strathy is a scattered community in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. The settlement emerged in the late 19th century as the north coast was populated by families forcibly displaced during the Highland Clearances.
Lednagullin
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lednagullin is a village on the south east shore of Armadale Bay in Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Strathy Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.60121° or 58° 36′ 4″ northLongitude
-4.01849° or 4° 1′ 7″ westOpen location code
9CCQJX2J+FJOpenStreetMap ID
node 12216677429OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2636684Wikidata ID
Q24637660
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Breton to Welsh—“Strathy Point” goes by many names.
- Breton: “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- Cebuano: “Strathy Point”
- Cornish: “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- Irish: “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- Manx: “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- Welsh: “Pwynt Srathaidh”
- “Rubha Shrathaidh”
- “Strathy Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rubha Meil Cuilce and Millburn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Garbh-eilean and Glas-eilean Beag.
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