Fresgoe
Fresgoe is the main harbour for the village of Reay, overlooking Sandside Bay in Caithness in the Scottish Highlands. It was built in the early 1830s, by a Major William Innes at a cost of £3000, primarily to encourage fishing and was also used on the north coast trading route.
- Hamlet
- …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Discover Dounreay Castle and RAF Dounreay.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944.
2½ miles east of Fresgoe
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reay and Achvarasdal.
Achvarasdal
Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area.
2 miles east of Fresgoe
Melvich
Melvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland.
4½ miles west of Fresgoe
Fresgoe
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Latitude
58.56891° or 58° 34′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.79599° or 3° 47′ 46″ west
Open location code
9CCRH693+HJ
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = hamlet
GeoNames ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Fresgoe” goes by many names.
FresgoeBasque
FresgoeDutch
FresgoeIrish
FresgoeScottish Gaelic
فرسگوUrdu
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Sandside Harbour and New Reay.
Notable Places Nearby
Discover Dun site and Reay Cemetery.
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