Bruan
Bruan is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Bruan is situated nearby to the hamlet East Clyth, as well as near Whaligoe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill o’ Many Stanes and Broch of Yarrows.
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.
Broch of Yarrows
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broch of Yarrows is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles north of Bruan.
Clythness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: John Ferguson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Clythness Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles southwest of Bruan.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarclet and Thrumster.
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 3½ miles northeast of Bruan.
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 4 miles northeast of Bruan.
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 4½ miles southwest of Bruan.
Bruan
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.33892° or 58° 20′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.17915° or 3° 10′ 45″ westElevation
285 feet (87 metres)Open location code
9CCR8RQC+H8OpenStreetMap ID
node 3123535565OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13282531
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