Easter Head

Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast of , Scotland, 10.5 miles west of . It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of .
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: peninsula in Highland, Scotland, UK; northernmost point on mainland Great Britain
  • Also known as: “Dunnet Head”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dunnet Head Lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunnet and Harrow.

Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , in the area of . It is within the Parish of . is situated 3½ miles south of Easter Head.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet on the north coast of , Scotland. It lies just to the west of the Castle of Mey and northeast of the . Harbour, also called Philips Harbour, was built in the 19th century by the Earl of Caithness for exporting the local flagstone slabs. is situated 5 miles east of Easter Head.

Village
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on the north coast of the council area of , situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of , where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of . is situated 5 miles south of Easter Head.

Easter Head

Latitude
58.66894° or 58° 40′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.37245° or 3° 22′ 21″ west
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Open location code
9CCRMJ9H+H2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 300885834
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­cape
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2650691
Wiki­data ID
Q1260729
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Satellite Map

Discover Easter Head from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Swedish—“Easter Head” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Dunnet Head”
  • Catalan: “Dunnet Head”
  • Cebuano: “Dunnet Head”
  • Chinese: “邓尼特角”
  • Chinese: “鄧尼特角”
  • Danish: “Dunnet Head”
  • Dutch: “Dunnet Head”
  • French: “Dunnet Head”
  • German: “Dunnet Head”
  • Irish: “Ceann Dúnaid”
  • Irish: “Ceann Dùnaid”
  • Irish: “Rubha Dhùnaid”
  • Italian: “Dunnet Head”
  • Japanese: “ダネット・ヘッド”
  • Japanese: “ダンネット・ヘッド”
  • Japanese: “ダンネット岬”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Dunnet Head”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Dunnet Head”
  • Polish: “Ceann Dùnaid”
  • Polish: “Dunnet Head”
  • Portuguese: “Dunnet Head”
  • Russian: “Даннет-Хед”
  • Scots: “Dunnet Heid”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ceann Dùnaid”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Rubha Dhùnaid”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Dunnet Head”
  • Spanish: “Dunnet Head”
  • Swedish: “Dunnet Head”

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Notable Places Nearby

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