Kirkton
Kirkton is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Kirkton is situated nearby to the hamlet Culmaily, as well as near Littleferry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ben Bhraggie and Golspie railway station.
Ben Bhraggie
Peak
Photo: Donald Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ben Bhraggie is a hill in Scotland which rises to an elevation of 397 metres above sea level. The hill dominates the skyline above the village of Golspie and is visible from many parts of east Sutherland. Ben Bhraggie is situated 1½ miles northeast of Kirkton.
Golspie railway station
Railway station
Photo: David Bremner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Golspie railway station is a railway station serving the village of Golspie in the Highland council area of Scotland. It is on the Far North Line, situated between Rogart and Dunrobin Castle, 84 miles 30 chains from Inverness. Golspie railway station is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkton.
Loch Fleet
Photo: paul c, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Fleet is a sea loch on the east coast of Scotland, located between Golspie and Dornoch. It forms the estuary of the River Fleet, a small spate river that rises in the hills east of Lairg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Golspie and Badninish.
Golspie
Village
Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350. Golspie is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirkton.
Badninish
Hamlet
Badninish is a small crofting hamlet in Dornoch, Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. Badninish is situated 3½ miles southwest of Kirkton.
Embo
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Embo is a village in the Highland Council Area in Scotland and the former postal county of Sutherland, about two miles north-northeast of Dornoch. Embo is situated 4 miles south of Kirkton.
Kirkton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.961° or 57° 57′ 40″ northLongitude
-4.03122° or 4° 1′ 52″ westElevation
59 feet (18 metres)Open location code
9C9QXX69+CGOpenStreetMap ID
node 9137416058OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
11071755
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