Faraid Head

Faraid Head is a small peninsula on the northern coast of , Scotland, located around two miles north of the hamlet of and three miles north of .
Wikipedia
Photo: Tom Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Cape
  • Description: headland in Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “An Fharaid”, “Farout Head”, and “Rubha na Faraid”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Balnakeil Church and Balnakeil Mill.

Church
Photo: Twosugars47040, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Watermill
Photo: Donald H Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balnakeil and Durness.

Hamlet
Photo: Superbass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet in the parish of , , , and is in the council area of Highland. It is on the north coast of Scotland around 3⁄4 mile northwest of Durness.

Photo: Florian Fuchs, CC BY 3.0.
is a village in on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 347 in 2011. Most of the terrain of this region is impermeable gneiss, carpeted by boggy heathland.

Hamlet
Photo: RH Dengate, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a crofting community located on the peninsula near the village of in the Scottish county of . The hamlet is just south of the farmstead of Daill on the western shore of the .

Faraid Head

Latitude
58.60453° or 58° 36′ 16″ north
Longitude
-4.77435° or 4° 46′ 28″ west
Elevation
328 feet (100 metres)
Open location code
9CCQJ63G+R7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 13990381770
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Geo­Names ID
2649695
Wiki­data ID
Q1345304
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Satellite Map

Discover Faraid Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Faraid Head” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “An Fharaid”
  • Cebuano: “Faraid Head”
  • Cornish: “An Fharaid”
  • Dutch: “Faraid Head”
  • German: “Faraid Head”
  • Irish: “An Fharaid”
  • Irish: “An Fharaird”
  • Irish: “Rubha na Faraid”
  • Manx: “An Fharaid”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Faraid Head”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Fharaid”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “An Fharaird”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Faraid”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha na Faraid”
  • Swedish: “Faraid Head”
  • Welsh: “An Fharaid”
  • “An Fharaid”
  • “Faraid Head”
  • “Rubha na Faraid”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Leac Fir Dhùirnis and Cnoc nan Sgliat.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Clach Bheag na Faraid and Clach Mhòr na Faraid.

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