Reay
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.
Places of Interest
Highlights: RAF Dounreay and Dounreay Castle.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. RAF Dounreay is situated 2 miles northeast of Reay.
Dounreay Castle
Ruins
Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan… Dounreay Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Reay.
Dounreay
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Forss.
Achvarasdal
Hamlet
Forss
Hamlet
Melvich
Village
Reay
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.5586° or 58° 33′ 31″ north
Longitude
-3.77597° or 3° 46′ 34″ west
Elevation
59 feet (18 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB REA
Open location code
9CCRH65F+CJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Reay” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Reay”
- Dutch: “Reay”
- German: “Reay”
- Irish: “Meadhrath”
- Irish: “Ráth, Gallaibh”
- Irish: “Ráth”
- Japanese: “レイ”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Meadhrath”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Meaghrath”
- Swedish: “Reay”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: New Reay and Isauld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: North Court Parish and Reay Old Cemetery.
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