Ord Point
Ord Point is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland. Ord Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Ousdale, as well as near the locality Badbea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ousdale Broch.
Ousdale Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ousdale Broch, also known as Ousdale Burn or Allt a’ Bhurg Broch, is an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Helmsdale and Berriedale in Caithness, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ousdale and Badbea.
Badbea
Locality
Badbea is a former clearance village perched on the steep slopes above the cliff tops of Berriedale on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. Situated around 5 miles north of Helmsdale, the village was newly settled in the 18th and 19th centuries by families evicted from their homes when the straths of Langwell, Ousdale and Berriedale were cleared for the establishment of sheep farms.
Helmsdale
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Helmsdale is a fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, about two hours by road or rail north of Inverness. In 2011 its population was 764. The name derives from Norse Hjalmundal, the "Dale of the Helmet".
Ord Point
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.13652° or 58° 8′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.59718° or 3° 35′ 50″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9CCR4CP3+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 10228148615OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2640937
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