Sandside Head

Sandside Head is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland. Sandside Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Fresgoe, as well as near the village Reay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dounreay Castle and Dounreay.

Dounreay Castle

Ruins

Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of Thurso, Highland, Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Dounreay Castle is situated 2 miles northeast of Sandside Head.

Dounreay

Photo: John, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dounreay is a small settlement and the site of two large nuclear establishments on the north coast of Caithness in the Highland area of Scotland. It is on the A836 road nine miles west of Thurso. Dounreay is situated 2 miles northeast of Sandside Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Reay and Achvarasdal.

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.

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 2 miles east of Sandside Head.

Melvich

Village

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Melvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. Melvich is situated 4½ miles west of Sandside Head.

Sandside Head

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Highland, Scotland, UK
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.56667° or 58° 34′ north

Longitude

-3.8° or 3° 48′ west

Elevation

85 feet (26 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB SDS

Open location code

9CCRH58X+MX

GeoNames ID

2638549

Wikidata ID

Q24638417

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sandside Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Sandside Head”
Swedish: “Sandside Head”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fresgoe and Red Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sandside Bay and Cnoc na Moine.

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