Gansclet

Gansclet is a locality in , . Gansclet is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Thrumster Little,broch,Thrumster and Broch of Yarrows.

Archaeological site
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Archaeological site
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is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Gansclet.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thrumster and Sarclet.

Village
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is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and . 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.

Village
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is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of , lying slightly north of Loch in the and is in the council area of Highland.

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is a town in in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…

Gansclet

Latitude
58.38744° or 58° 23′ 15″ north
Longitude
-3.14854° or 3° 8′ 55″ west
Elevation
230 feet (70 metres)
Open location code
9CCR9VP2+XH
Geo­Names ID
13280361
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tannach and Sarclet Head.

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Highlights include Loch of Yarrows and Loch Hempriggs.

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