Sandside Harbour
Sandside Harbour is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Sandside Harbour is situated nearby to the hamlet Fresgoe, as well as near the village New Reay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Dounreay Castle and RAF Dounreay.
Dounreay Castle
Ruins
Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of Thurso, Highland, Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Dounreay Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Sandside Harbour.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site. RAF Dounreay is situated 2½ miles east of Sandside Harbour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Reay and Melvich.
Reay
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness.
Melvich
Village
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Melvich is a village in the county of Sutherland on the north coast of Scotland. It is situated on the A836 road, near the mouth of the River Halladale. Melvich is situated 5 miles west of Sandside Harbour.
Portskerra
Village
Portskerra is a hamlet that overlooks Melvich Bay in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The village of Melvich is less than a mile southeast. Portskerra is situated 5 miles west of Sandside Harbour.
Sandside Harbour
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.56993° or 58° 34′ 12″ northLongitude
-3.79341° or 3° 47′ 36″ westOpen location code
9CCRH694+XJOpenStreetMap ID
node 4878830921OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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