Strathnaver Museum

Strathnaver Museum is located in Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland. It is a fully accredited volunteer-run independent museum which first opened in 1976.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Baile Mhargaite and Loch Salachaidh.

Baile Mhargaite

Archaeological site

Photo: Karl and Ali, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Baile Mhargaite is an Iron Age broch in Strathnaver, Sutherland. It is a scheduled monument. Baile Mhargaite is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Strathnaver Museum.

Loch Salachaidh

Photo: Syrio, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Loch Salachaidh is situated 1¼ miles east of Strathnaver Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bettyhill and Crask.

Bettyhill

Village

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Bettyhill is a village in the parish of Farr, on the north coast of Scotland. Bettyhill lies on the A836 road 32 miles west of Thurso and 12 miles from Tongue.

Crask

Hamlet

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Crask, n Scottish Gaelic, crask is derived from crasg, meaning a "crossing," "crossing place," or "pass". This includes places like The Crask Inn, in Sutherland.

Farr

Hamlet

Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Farr is a parish in the county of Sutherland in the Scottish council area of Highland. The parish also includes a small hamlet named Farr. The village of Bettyhill lies less than 1 mile to the west of the hamlet along the A836 road.

Strathnaver Museum

Type: Museum
Description: museum in Bettyhill, Scotland, United Kingdom
Categories: independent museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.52936° or 58° 31′ 46″ north

Longitude

-4.20952° or 4° 12′ 34″ west

Elevation

30 feet (9 metres)

Open location code

9CCQGQHR+P5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 12532035421

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

GeoNames ID

11049111

Wikidata ID

Q113369893

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