Holborn Head
Holborn Head is a rocky headland on the north-facing Atlantic coast of Caithness, Scotland. It forms the western termination of Thurso Bay. The name Holborn apparently comes from the Old Norse Hóllborg, meaning "hill fort".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Hamlet
- Description: headland in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Holbornhead” and “Holburn Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holburn Head Lighthouse and Thurso Lifeboat Station.
Holburn Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
Holborn Head is a rocky headland on the north-facing Atlantic coast of Caithness, Scotland. It forms the western termination of Thurso Bay. The name Holborn apparently comes from the Old Norse Hóllborg, meaning "hill fort".
Thurso Lifeboat Station
Building
Thurso Lifeboat Station is located at Scrabster Harbour, near the town of Thurso, in the administrative area of Highland, historically Caithness, on the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Scrabster Castle
Ruins
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scrabster Castle was a castle, near Burnside, about 0.5 miles north and west of Thurso, and 0.5 miles south of the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland, south of Thurso Bay. It is on an eroding promontory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scrabster and Burnside.
Scrabster
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles from Wick, 112 miles from Inverness and 271.7 miles from Edinburgh.
Burnside
Quarter
Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Holborn Head
- Categories: cape and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.61606° or 58° 36′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.5464° or 3° 32′ 47″ westOpen location code
9CCRJF83+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 632709828OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2646780Wikidata ID
Q5878693
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Holborn Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Holborn Head”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Holborn Head”
- Swedish: “Holborn Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as St Ola Pier and Holborn Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scrabster Fishery Office and RNLI Berth.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Holborn Head”. Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.