Dunreay

Dounreay is a small settlement and the site of two large nuclear establishments on the north coast of in the area of Scotland. It is on the A836 road nine miles west of .
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  • Hamlet
  • …lies at an elevation of 118 feet (36 metres)
  • …is also known as “Dounreay”
  • Description: former nuclear power research site in Highland, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include RAF Dounreay and Dounreay Castle.

Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944.

Ruins
is a ruined 16th-century L-plan…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.

Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , within the Highland council area.

Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a which has grown around Sandside Bay… is situated 2 miles southwest of Dunreay.

Hamlet
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is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west… is situated 3 miles northeast of Dunreay.

Dunreay

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Latitude
58.57331° or 58° 34′ 24″ north
Longitude
-3.73372° or 3° 44′ 1″ west
Open location code
9CCRH7F8+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1463285001
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
2651057
Wiki­data ID
Q1739397

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Spanish—“Dunreay” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دونري”
  • Chinese: “杜恩雷#武尔坎海军反应堆试验设施”
  • Chinese: “杜恩雷#武爾坎海軍反應堆試驗設施”
  • Chinese: “杜恩雷”
  • Czech: “Jaderná elektrárna Dounreay”
  • Dutch: “Dounreay”
  • French: “Dounreay”
  • French: “Usine de retraitement de Dounreay”
  • German: “Dounreay DFR”
  • German: “Dounreay Fast Reactor”
  • German: “Dounreay MTR”
  • German: “Dounreay PFR”
  • German: “Dounreay”
  • German: “Kernkraftwerk Dounreay”
  • German: “Nuklearanlage Dounreay”
  • German: “PFR”
  • Hungarian: “Dounreay atomerőmű”
  • Irish: “Dùnrath”
  • Italian: “centrale nucleare di Dounreay”
  • Italian: “Centrale nucleare di Dounreay”
  • Italian: “Dounreay”
  • Japanese: “ドーンレイ”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dounreay kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Dounreay kjernekraftverk”
  • Norwegian: “Dounreay”
  • Polish: “Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment”
  • Polish: “Dounreay”
  • Russian: “Дунрей”
  • Scots: “Dounreay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùn Rath”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Dùnrath”
  • Spanish: “Dounreay Fast Reactor”
  • Spanish: “Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment”
  • Spanish: “Dounreay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Upper Dounreay and Lower Dounreay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broch and Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.

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