Loch of Camster
Loch of Camster is in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch of Camster is situated nearby to the hamlet Clashmore, as well as near Clashcraggan.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thrumster and Sarclet.
Thrumster
Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. Thrumster is situated 4½ miles east of Loch of Camster.
Sarclet
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Sarclet is situated 5 miles east of Loch of Camster.
Lybster
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. Lybster is situated 5 miles south of Loch of Camster.
Loch of Camster
- Type: Body of water
- Also known as: “Camster”
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.37959° or 58° 22′ 47″ northLongitude
-3.26032° or 3° 15′ 37″ westElevation
354 feet (108 metres)Open location code
9CCR9PHQ+RVOpenStreetMap ID
way 132456332OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterGeoNames ID
2653900
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