Laid
Laid is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Laid is situated nearby to the locality Hill of Houstry, as well as near Hill of West Watten.Places of Interest
Highlights include Achingale Mill.
Achingale Mill
Watermill
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achingale Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Laid.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Watten and Bower.
Watten
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road between the burgh of Wick and the town of Thurso, about twelve kilometres west of Wick, and close to the Wick River and Loch Watten. Watten is situated 1½ miles east of Laid.
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 4½ miles north of Laid.
Halkirk
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. Halkirk is situated 6 miles northwest of Laid.
Laid
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.48042° or 58° 28′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.34426° or 3° 20′ 39″ westOpen location code
9CCRFMJ4+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 13721942102OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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