Newport
Newport is a small remote village on the eastern shore of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ramscraig lies 1 mile northeast along the A9 road coast road, with Dunbeath lying 2 miles further north.- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Newport, Caithness”
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Berriedale and Ramscraig.
Berriedale
Village
Berriedale is a small estate village on the northern east coast of Caithness, Scotland, It is situated on the A9 road between Helmsdale and Lybster, close to the boundary between Caithness and Sutherland.
Ramscraig
Hamlet
Ramscraig is a small scattered crofting hamlet, located 2 miles southwest from Dunbeath, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ramscraig is situated 2 miles north of Newport.
Dunbeath Castle
Locality
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeath Castle is located on the east coast of Caithness, 2 kilometres south of Dunbeath, in northern Scotland. Although a castle has stood here since the 15th century, the present building is of mainly 17th-century origin, with 19th-century extensions. Dunbeath Castle is situated 3 miles northeast of Newport.
Newport
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.19829° or 58° 11′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.48441° or 3° 29′ 4″ westElevation
482 feet (147 metres)Open location code
9CCR5GX8+86OpenStreetMap ID
node 4153928812OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Newport” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Newport”
- Urdu: “نیوپورٹ، کیتھنیس”
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