Dunnet Bay
Dunnet Bay is a bay in Highland Council, Scotland. Dunnet Bay is situated nearby to the locality West Dunnet, as well as near the hamlet Hunspow.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 1½ miles northeast of Dunnet Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunnet and Castletown.
Dunnet
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet.
Castletown
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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. Castletown is situated 1½ miles south of Dunnet Bay.
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 southwest of Dunnet Bay.
Dunnet Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.61589° or 58° 36′ 57″ northLongitude
-3.36876° or 3° 22′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CCRJJ8J+9FGeoNames ID
2650692
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