Sheppardsdown
Sheppardsdown is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Sheppardsdown is situated nearby to the hamlet Badereskie, as well as near Clashcraggan.Places of Interest
Highlights include Achavanich and Rumster Forest transmitting station.
Achavanich
Archaeological site
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achavanich is an unusual megalithic horseshoe-shaped structure near Loch Stemster in Caithness, Scotland. Meaning "field of the stones", 36 of the original 54 remain today, mostly on the western side of the structure. Achavanich is situated 1½ miles northwest of Sheppardsdown.
Rumster Forest transmitting station
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rumster Forest transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility near the town of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.
Loch Rangag
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch Rangag is situated 2 miles northwest of Sheppardsdown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lybster and Latheron.
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 4 miles southeast of Sheppardsdown.
Latheron
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Latheron is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99. The Clan Gunn Heritage Centre and Museum is housed in the old Parish Church. Latheron is situated 4 miles south of Sheppardsdown.
Landhallow
Hamlet
Landhallow is a small village, approximately 1 mile west of Latheron in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Landhallow is situated 4 miles south of Sheppardsdown.
Sheppardsdown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.3377° or 58° 20′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.36198° or 3° 21′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCR8JQQ+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 1452692334OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Highlights include Golsary, broch on W bank of Burn of Golsary, Rumster Forest and Rumster, broch 200m WSW of, Forse.
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