The Gloup
The Gloup is a cave in Highland Council, Scotland. The Gloup is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stroma, Bught o‘ Camm, as well as near the cave Little Gloup.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Stroma Lighthouse and MeyGen.
Stroma Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Stroma is an uninhabited island in the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the mainland of Scotland. It forms part of the civil parish of Canisbay in Caithness, in the Highland council area. Stroma Lighthouse is situated 3,200 feet north of The Gloup.
MeyGen
Power station
MeyGen is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland. MeyGen is situated 2 miles south of The Gloup.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huna and Canisbay.
Huna
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area. Huna is situated 3½ miles south of The Gloup.
Canisbay
Hamlet
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of Huna and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Canisbay is situated 4 miles south of The Gloup.
John o’Groats
Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.
The Gloup
- Type: Cave
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.68766° or 58° 41′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.1219° or 3° 7′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCRMVQH+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 1793533551OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cave_entrance
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