Ousdale

Ousdale is a hamlet in , . Ousdale is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
Photo: Jim Bain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in Latheron Parish, Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Ausdale”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ousdale Broch.

Archaeological site
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as Ousdale Burn or Allt a’ Bhurg Broch, is an Iron Age broch located between the villages of and in , .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Badbea and Berriedale.

Locality
is a former clearance village perched on the steep slopes above the cliff tops of Berriedale on the east coast of , Scotland. Situated around 5 miles north of , the village was newly settled in the 18th and 19th centuries by families evicted from their homes when the straths of Langwell, Ousdale and Berriedale were cleared for the establishment of sheep farms.

Village
is a small estate village on the northern east coast of , , It is situated on the A9 road between and , close to the boundary between and . is situated 3½ miles northeast of Ousdale.

Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a fishing village in in the , about two hours by road or rail north of Inverness. In 2011 its population was 764. The name derives from Norse Hjalmundal, the "Dale of the Helmet".

Ousdale

Latitude
58.1601° or 58° 9′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.58098° or 3° 34′ 52″ west
Open location code
9CCR5C69+2J
Open­Street­Map ID
node 4153928811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Wiki­data ID
Q124557358
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Danish to Swedish—“Ousdale” goes by many names.
  • Danish: “Ousdale”
  • Dutch: “Ousdale”
  • French: “Ousdale”
  • German: “Ousdale”
  • Icelandic: “Ousdale”
  • Irish: “Ousdale”
  • Italian: “Ousdale”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Ousdale”
  • Russian: “Оусдале”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Ousdale”
  • Swedish: “Ousdale”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Brae-na-h=Eaglaise and Langwell.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Braigh na h-Eaglaise and Cnoc Coir a‘ Phuill.

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