Dounreay
Dounreay is in Highland Council, Scotland. Dounreay is situated nearby to the hamlet Achvarasdal, as well as near Forss.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dounreay Castle and RAF Dounreay.
Dounreay Castle
Ruins
Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of Thurso, Highland, Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Dounreay Castle is situated 1,300 feet southwest of Dounreay.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site. RAF Dounreay is situated 2,500 feet east of Dounreay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.
Achvarasdal
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail.
Reay
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness. Reay is situated 2 miles southwest of Dounreay.
Forss
Hamlet
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. Forss is situated 3½ miles east of Dounreay.
Dounreay
- Type: Industry
- Also known as: “Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment”
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.58046° or 58° 34′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.74493° or 3° 44′ 42″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Inception
1955Operator
UKAEAOpen location code
9CCRH7J4+52OpenStreetMap ID
way 38387480OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialGeoNames ID
11839424
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Dounreay” goes by many names.
- French: “Dounreay”
- German: “Nuklearanlage Dounreay”
- Spanish: “Dounreay”
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