North Head
North Head is a cape in Highland Council, Scotland. North Head is situated nearby to the quarter Broadhaven, as well as near the village Papigoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wick Heritage Museum and St Joachim’s Church, Wick.
St Joachim’s Church, Wick
Church
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St Joachim's Church is a Category B listed Roman Catholic church in Wick, Scotland.
Pulteneytown Central Church
Church
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Pulteneytown Central Church was a Christian church in the Pulteneytown area of Wick in Caithness in the far north of Scotland. It ran church services from 1806 to 1990. The site is now used by a Baptist church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Papigoe and Staxigoe.
Papigoe
Village
Papigoe is a village on the east coast of Caithness, at the head of Broad Haven Bay in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Wick
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Wick is a town in Caithness in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…
North Head
- Type: Cape
- Also known as: “Wick Head”
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.44263° or 58° 26′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.06059° or 3° 3′ 38″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
9CCRCWVQ+3QGeoNames ID
2641342
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