Golspie Burn

Golspie Burn is a stream in Highland Council, Scotland. Golspie Burn is situated nearby to the hamlet Backies, as well as near Culmaily.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunrobin Castle and Golspie High School.

Dunrobin Castle

Photo: Imamon, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, that serves as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland, Chief of Clan Sutherland.

Golspie High School is a secondary school in Golspie, in Sutherland in the north of Scotland. In 2023 there were 264 pupils on the school roll. Pupils are from a catchment area that is particularly vast, stretching as far north as Kinbrace, as far south as the Mound and as far west as Rosehall.

Golspie Mills, Golspie

Watermill

Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Golspie Mills, Golspie is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Golspie and Doll.

Golspie

Village

Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350.

Doll

Village

Doll is a scattered mixed crofting township and rural village 2 miles southwest of Brora, on the A9 coast road, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Doll is situated 3½ miles northeast of Golspie Burn.

Embo

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Embo is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland and the former postal county of Sutherland, about two miles north-northeast of Dornoch. Embo is situated 4½ miles southwest of Golspie Burn.

Golspie Burn

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

57.96667° or 57° 58′ north

Longitude

-3.95° or 3° 57′ west

Open location code

9C9RX382+M2

GeoNames ID

2648340

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Dunrobin Castle railway station and Golspie railway station.

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