Rattar
Rattar is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Rattar is situated nearby to the village Skarfskerry, as well as near the hamlet West Mey.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Mey and St. John’s Loch.
Loch of Mey
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Mey is a loch near the north coast of Caithness, Scotland, and one of the most northern water features of mainland Britain. It lies just to the south of Skarfskerry, and southwest of Harrow.
St. John’s Loch
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. John's Loch is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet, in Caithness, Highland, Scotland. Loch Heilen and St. John's Loch are the two largest lochs in the parish. St. John’s Loch is situated 2½ miles west of Rattar.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrow and Dunnet.
Harrow
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harrow is a hamlet on the north coast of Caithness, Scotland. It lies just to the west of the Castle of Mey and northeast of the Loch of Mey. Harrow Harbour, also called Philips Harbour, was built in the 19th century by the Earl of Caithness for exporting the local flagstone slabs.
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 3 miles southwest of Rattar.
Easter Head
Locality
Photo: Asterion, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast of Caithness, Scotland, 10.5 miles west of John o' Groats. It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of Great Britain. Easter Head is situated 4 miles northwest of Rattar.
Rattar
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.64011° or 58° 38′ 24″ northLongitude
-3.26997° or 3° 16′ 12″ westElevation
43 feet (13 metres)Open location code
9CCRJPRJ+22OpenStreetMap ID
node 1458010479OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
13282712
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