Brough
Brough /brɒx/ is a small village in Caithness on the far north coast of mainland Scotland. It is the most northerly village of mainland Great Britain. It is 10 miles east of Thurso, 20 miles north-west of Wick, 200 miles north of Edinburgh, and 500 miles north of London.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 72 residents
- Description: human settlement in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Brough, Caithness”
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. John’s Loch and Dunnet Church.
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.
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.
Dunnet Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson. Dunnet Head Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles northwest of Brough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunnet and Easter Head.
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.
Easter Head
Locality
Photo: Asterion, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 2 miles northwest of Brough.
Harrow
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harrow is a hamlet on the north coast of Caithness, Scotland. It lies just to the west of the Castle of Mey and northeast of the Loch of Mey. Harrow Harbour, also called Philips Harbour, was built in the 19th century by the Earl of Caithness for exporting the local flagstone slabs. Harrow is situated 3½ miles east of Brough.
Brough
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.64276° or 58° 38′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.33918° or 3° 20′ 21″ westPopulation
72Elevation
118 feet (36 metres)Open location code
9CCRJMV6+48OpenStreetMap ID
node 1454013088OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2654530Wikidata ID
Q2298344
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Dutch—“Brough” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Brough”
- Dutch: “Brough”
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