Hill of Mid Clyth
Hill of Mid Clyth is a hill in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 538 feet. Hill of Mid Clyth is situated nearby to the locality Badfallister, as well as near the hamlet East Clyth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill o’ Many Stanes and Clythness Lighthouse.
Hill o’ Many Stanes
Archaeological site
Photo: Meghanfdavis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hill o' Many Stanes is a hillside at Mid Clyth, about 14 kilometres south of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland. It has about 200 upright stones, none more than a metre high, set out in rows running approximately north and south with the incline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lybster and Sarclet.
Lybster
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. Lybster is situated 3 miles southwest of Hill of Mid Clyth.
Sarclet
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Sarclet is situated 5 miles northeast of Hill of Mid Clyth.
Thrumster
Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. Thrumster is situated 5 miles northeast of Hill of Mid Clyth.
Hill of Mid Clyth
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 538 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.32917° or 58° 19′ 45″ northLongitude
-3.22256° or 3° 13′ 21″ westElevation
538 feet (164 metres)Open location code
9CCR8QHG+MXGeoNames ID
12621479
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Localities in the Area
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