Cairn Hill (Stroma)

Cairn Hill (Stroma) is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 174 feet. Cairn Hill (Stroma) is situated nearby to the locality Uppertown, as well as near The Haven.

Places of Interest

Highlights include MeyGen and Stroma Lighthouse.

MeyGen

Power station

MeyGen is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland.

Stroma Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stroma is an uninhabited island in the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland of Scotland. It forms part of the civil parish of Canisbay in Caithness, in the Highland council area.

John O’Groats Mill

Watermill

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John O’Groats Mill is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huna and Canisbay.

Huna

Hamlet

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area.

Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of Huna and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

John o’Groats

Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.

Cairn Hill (Stroma)

Type: Peak with an elevation of 174 feet
Also known as: “Cairn Hill”
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.67456° or 58° 40′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.11328° or 3° 6′ 48″ west

Elevation

174 feet (53 metres)

Open location code

9CCRMVFP+RM

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6439726467

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12540899

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baptist Chapel and Stroma Harbour.

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