Hill of Crogodale
Hill of Crogodale is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland. Hill of Crogodale is situated nearby to the locality Skirza Head, as well as near Duncansby.- Type: Hill
- Description: hill in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cnoc-a-dile”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Duncansby Head Lighthouse and Freswick Castle.
Duncansby Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duncansby Head is in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south. Duncansby Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles north of Hill of Crogodale.
Freswick Castle
Castle
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Freswick Castle is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hill of Crogodale.
8 Doors distillery
Distillery
8 Doors Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in John O'Groats, Caithness. The distillery was founded in 2022. It is the most northerly Scotch whisky distillery on the Scottish mainland. 8 Doors distillery is situated 2 miles northwest of Hill of Crogodale.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skirza and Duncansby Head.
Skirza
Hamlet
Skirza or Skirsa, is a small remote linear fishing village, overlooking Freswick Bay to the south and Skirza Head to the southeast, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is situated 2 miles north of Hill of Crogodale.
John o’Groats
Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.
Hill of Crogodale
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hill of Crogodale” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hill of Crogodale”
- Dutch: “Hill of Crogodale”
- Swedish: “Hill of Crogodale”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wife Geo and South Stack of Duncansby.
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