Dunnet Sands
Dunnet Sands is a dune in Highland Council, Scotland. Dunnet Sands is situated nearby to the village Castletown, as well as near the hamlet Greenland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dunnet Church and St. John’s Loch.
Dunnet Church
Church
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Dunnet, Caithness, northern Scotland. References to St Mary's Parish Church are known from as far back as the 13th century, and there are pre-16th century gravestones in the churchyard.
St. John’s Loch
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. John's Loch is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet, in Caithness, Highland, Scotland. Loch Heilen and St. John's Loch are the two largest lochs in the parish. St. John’s Loch is situated 2 miles north of Dunnet Sands.
Loch Heilen
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Loch Heilen is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet in Caithness, Scotland. St. John's Loch and Loch Heilen are the two largest lochs in the parish. It is about two miles inland from Dunnet Bay to the west, which is on the north coast of Scotland. Loch Heilen is situated 2½ miles east of Dunnet Sands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletown and Dunnet.
Castletown
Village
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Castletown is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness.
Dunnet
Village
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Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet. Dunnet is situated 1½ miles north of Dunnet Sands.
Murkle
Village
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Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East Murkle and West Murkle located one mile east of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Murkle is situated 3 miles west of Dunnet Sands.
Dunnet Sands
- Type: Dune
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.6° or 58° 36′ northLongitude
-3.35° or 3° 21′ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9CCRHMX2+X2GeoNames ID
2650690
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Greenland and West Dunnet.
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Highlights include Dunnet Forest and Dunnet Bay.
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