Skaill
Skaill is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Skaill is situated nearby to the hamlet Achreamie, as well as near Forss.Places of Interest
Highlights include Crosskirk Broch and RAF Dounreay.
Crosskirk Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crosskirk Broch was a fortification near the present day hamlet of Crosskirk near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After thorough archaeological exploration it was destroyed in 1972 since the site had become unsafe due to sea erosion. Crosskirk Broch is situated 1½ miles north of Skaill.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site. RAF Dounreay is situated 2 miles west of Skaill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forss and Achvarasdal.
Forss
Hamlet
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath.
Achvarasdal
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail. Achvarasdal is situated 3 miles southwest of Skaill.
Reay
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness. Reay is situated 3½ miles southwest of Skaill.
Skaill
- Type: Locality
- Also known as: “Skail”
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.58333° or 58° 35′ northLongitude
-3.68333° or 3° 41′ westElevation
217 feet (66 metres)Open location code
9CCRH8M8+8MGeoNames ID
2637790
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