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.

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 1 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 hamlet 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″ north

Longitude

-3.05101° or 3° 3′ 4″ west

Elevation

59 feet (18 metres)

Open location code

9CCRFWHX+JH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 898239162

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=lighthouse

GeoNames ID

9782445

Wikidata ID

Q17567439

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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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