Noss Head Lighthouse
The Noss Head Lighthouse is an active 19th-century lighthouse near Wick in Caithness in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is located at the end of Noss Head, a peninsula on the north-west coast of Caithness that overlooks Sinclairs Bay, three miles north-east of Wick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse near Wick in Caithness in the Highland council area of Scotland
- Also known as: “Noss Head”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Sinclair Girnigoe and Wick John O‘ Groats Airport.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle
Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. It is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is situated 3,300 feet west of Noss Head Lighthouse.
Wick John O‘ Groats Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick John O' Groats Airport is located one nautical mile north of the town of Wick, at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Wick John O‘ Groats Airport is situated 2 miles southwest of Noss Head Lighthouse.
Ackergill Tower
Hotel
Photo: LeeNapier, Public domain.
Ackergill Tower is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a Category A listed building. Ackergill Tower is situated 2 miles west of Noss Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Staxigoe and Papigoe.
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Staxigoe is situated 1½ miles south of Noss Head Lighthouse.
Papigoe
Village
Papigoe is a village on the east coast of Caithness, at the head of Broad Haven Bay in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Papigoe is situated 2 miles south of Noss Head Lighthouse.
Ackergill
Hamlet
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland. Ackergill is situated 2½ miles southwest of Noss Head Lighthouse.
Noss Head Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.47903° or 58° 28′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.05101° or 3° 3′ 4″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9CCRFWHX+JHOpenStreetMap ID
node 898239162OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From French to German—“Noss Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Noss Head”
- French: “Phare de Noss Head”
- German: “Noss Head Lighthouse”
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