Ham
Ham is a village in the Caithness region in the Scottish council area of Highland. It has a very short river running from a mill pond to the sea - a total distance of under 30m at high tide.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Dwelling
- Description: settlement in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Ham, Caithness”
Places of Interest Nearby
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 Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Ham.
Loch of Mey
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Mey is a loch near the north coast of Caithness, Scotland, and one of the most northern water features of mainland Britain. It lies just to the south of Skarfskerry, and southwest of Harrow. Loch of Mey is situated 2 miles east of Ham.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunnet and Harrow.
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. Dunnet is situated 2 miles southwest of Ham.
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 2½ miles east of Ham.
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 3 miles northwest of Ham.
Ham
- Categories: human settlement, locality, residential building, and building
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.64351° or 58° 38′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.31322° or 3° 18′ 48″ westElevation
36 feet (11 metres)Open location code
9CCRJMVP+CPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1458012063OpenStreetMap feature
place=isolated_dwelling
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“Ham” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Ham”
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