Ord of Caithness
Ord of Caithness is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland. Ord of Caithness is situated nearby to the hamlet Ousdale, as well as near the locality Badbea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Ousdale Broch and Helmsdale railway station.
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.
Helmsdale railway station
Railway station
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Helmsdale railway station is a railway station serving the village of Helmsdale in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Brora and Kildonan, 101 miles 40 chains from Inverness. Helmsdale railway station is situated 2½ miles southwest of Ord of Caithness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ousdale and Helmsdale.
Ousdale
Hamlet
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ousdale is a hamlet, which is situated 2 miles north of Ord of Caithness.
Helmsdale
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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".
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. Badbea is situated 2½ miles northeast of Ord of Caithness.
Ord of Caithness
- Type: Hill
- Also known as: “Ord”
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.13333° or 58° 8′ northLongitude
-3.6° or 3° 36′ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9CCR4CM2+82GeoNames ID
2640938
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