Calder Mains
Calder Mains is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Calder Mains is situated nearby to the hamlet Achagie, as well as near North Calder.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scotscalder railway station and Loch Calder.
Scotscalder railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scotscalder railway station is a railway station located in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves several rural hamlets in the historic county of Caithness, including Scotscalder, Olgrinmore, Westerdale and Calder. Scotscalder railway station is situated 2½ miles south of Calder Mains.
Loch Calder
Photo: Iain Macaulay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Calder is a lowland freshwater loch lying approximately 5 mi south west of Thurso in the Scottish Highlands. The loch is large with an irregular shape and has perimeter of 12.8 km.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halkirk and Thurso.
Halkirk
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. Halkirk is situated 2 miles east of Calder Mains.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Burnside
Quarter
Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691. Burnside is situated 6 miles north of Calder Mains.
Calder Mains
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.51696° or 58° 31′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.55652° or 3° 33′ 24″ westElevation
200 feet (61 metres)Open location code
9CCRGC8V+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
node 1465749847OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13273752
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Localities in the Area
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