Creag Thoraraidh

Creag Thoraraidh is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 1,325 feet. Creag Thoraraidh is situated nearby to the hamlet Caen, as well as near the locality Marrel.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ousdale Broch and Helmsdale railway station.

Ousdale Broch

Archaeological site

Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ousdale Broch, also known as Ousdale Burn or Allt a’ Bhurg Broch, is an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Helmsdale and Berriedale in Caithness, Scotland.

Helmsdale railway station

Railway station

Photo: Railwayfan2005, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Helmsdale railway station is a railway station serving the village of Helmsdale in the Highland council area, northern Scotland. It is located on the Far North Line, between Brora and Kildonan, 101 miles 40 chains from Inverness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ousdale and Helmsdale.

Ousdale

Hamlet

Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ousdale is a hamlet.

Helmsdale

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Helmsdale is a fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, about two hours by road or rail north of Inverness. In 2011 its population was 764. The name derives from Norse Hjalmundal, the "Dale of the Helmet".

West Helmsdale

Hamlet

Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

West Helmsdale is a small settlement lying on the right bank of the River Helmsdale, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale.

Creag Thoraraidh

Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,325 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.14539° or 58° 8′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.63056° or 3° 37′ 50″ west

Elevation

1,325 feet (404 metres)

Open location code

9CCR49W9+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2401757293

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

GeoNames ID

12607847

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Caen and Marrel.

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