Reiss
Reiss is a village in the former county of Caithness, now in the Highland council area of northern Scotland. It is well known in the Caithness area for its beach and also the 18-hole Wick golf course.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Reiss, Scotland”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wick John O‘ Groats Airport and Wick Golf Club.
Wick John O‘ Groats Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick John O' Groats Airport is located one nautical mile north of the town of Wick, at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. Wick John O‘ Groats Airport is situated 2½ miles southeast of Reiss.
Wick Golf Club
Golf course
Wick Golf Club was established in 1870, making it the oldest established golf club in the Highlands of Scotland. Located in Caithness, 3 miles north of the town of Wick, it is one of the most northerly courses in mainland UK.
Ackergill Tower
Hotel
Photo: LeeNapier, Public domain.
Ackergill Tower is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a Category A listed building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ackergill and Wick.
Ackergill
Hamlet
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland. Ackergill is situated 1½ miles southeast of Reiss.
Wick
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wick is a town in Caithness in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Staxigoe is situated 3½ miles southeast of Reiss.
Reiss
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.47661° or 58° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
-3.14652° or 3° 8′ 48″ westElevation
135 feet (41 metres)Open location code
9CCRFVG3+J9OpenStreetMap ID
node 617656372OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Scottish Gaelic—“Reiss” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Reiss”
- Dutch: “Reiss”
- Irish: “Rèis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Rèis”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Reiss”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Green Hill,broch 300m W of Mordwall and ROTOR radar station.
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