Dunnet Head
Dunnet Head is in Highland Council, Scotland. Dunnet Head is situated nearby to the locality Easter Head, as well as near the peak Burifa‘ Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunnet Head Lighthouse.
Dunnet Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet Head Lighthouse 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 Easter Head and Dunnet.
Easter Head
Locality
Photo: Asterion, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast of Caithness, Scotland, 10.5 miles west of John o' Groats. It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of Great Britain.
Dunnet
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet. Dunnet is situated 3½ miles south of Dunnet Head.
Harrow
Hamlet
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Harrow is a hamlet on the north coast of Caithness, Scotland. It lies just to the west of the Castle of Mey and northeast of the Loch of Mey. Harrow Harbour, also called Philips Harbour, was built in the 19th century by the Earl of Caithness for exporting the local flagstone slabs. Harrow is situated 5 miles east of Dunnet Head.
Dunnet Head
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Category: tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.67082° or 58° 40′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.37619° or 3° 22′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCRMJCF+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 4808126723OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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