Sheppardsdown

Sheppardsdown is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Sheppardsdown is situated near the hamlet Badereskie, as well as near Clashcraggan.

Places of Interest

Highlights: 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 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″ north

Longitude

-3.36198° or 3° 21′ 43″ west

Open location code

9CCR8JQQ+36

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1452692334

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Badereskie and Clashcraggan.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Golsary Broch and Rumster, broch 200m WSW of, Forse.

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