Dunnet
Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletown and Easter Head.
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 2½ miles southwest of Dunnet.
Easter Head
Locality
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Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast of Caithness, Scotland, 10.5 miles west of John o' Groats. It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of Great Britain. Easter Head is situated 3½ miles north of Dunnet.
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 4 miles southwest of Dunnet.
Dunnet
- Type: Village with 898 residents
- Description: village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.62221° or 58° 37′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.34341° or 3° 20′ 36″ westPopulation
898Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9CCRJMC4+VJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1793236637OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2650693Wikidata ID
Q2508157
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