Reaster
Reaster is a settlement in the civil parish of Bower, Caithness in the Scottish Highlands. It is near to the site of a former GCHQ monitoring station, which was decommissioned in 1978.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch Heilen.
Loch Heilen
Photo: Peter Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch Heilen is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet in Caithness, Scotland. St. John's Loch and Loch Heilen are the two largest lochs in the parish. It is about two miles inland from Dunnet Bay to the west, which is on the north coast of Scotland. Loch Heilen is situated 2 miles north of Reaster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bower and Castletown.
Bower
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bower is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices. Bower is situated 2 miles southwest of Reaster.
Castletown
Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castletown is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness. Castletown is situated 4½ miles west of Reaster.
Dunnet
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet. Dunnet is situated 4½ miles northwest of Reaster.
Reaster
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.56913° or 58° 34′ 9″ northLongitude
-3.27232° or 3° 16′ 20″ westElevation
154 feet (47 metres)Open location code
9CCRHP9H+M3OpenStreetMap ID
node 9399490035OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Reaster” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Reaster”
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