North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons
North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons is a tower in Highland Council, Scotland. North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Berriedale Braes, as well as near the locality Badbea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Tower
- Description: tower in Berriedale, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Berriedale Navigation Beacons, North Tower” and “Berriedale North Tower”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badbea and Dunbeath Castle.
Badbea
Locality
Badbea is a former clearance village perched on the steep slopes above the cliff tops of Berriedale on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. Situated around 5 miles north of Helmsdale, the village was newly settled in the 18th and 19th centuries by families evicted from their homes when the straths of Langwell, Ousdale and Berriedale were cleared for the establishment of sheep farms. Badbea is situated 2½ miles southwest of North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons.
Dunbeath Castle
Locality
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunbeath Castle is located on the east coast of Caithness, 2 kilometres south of Dunbeath, in northern Scotland. Although a castle has stood here since the 15th century, the present building is of mainly 17th-century origin, with 19th-century extensions. Dunbeath Castle is situated 4½ miles northeast of North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons.
North Tower, Berriedale Navigation Beacons
Latitude
58.18101° or 58° 10′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.49837° or 3° 29′ 54″ westOpen location code
9CCR5GJ2+CMOpenStreetMap ID
node 12042021278OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerWikidata ID
Q17827259
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Highlights include Berriedale Braes and Rinsary, broch and post-medieval farmstead 300m SSW of, Berriedale.
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