Cairn

Cairn is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Cairn is situated near the archaeological site South Yarrows South, as well as near the village Thrumster.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Broch of Yarrows.

Archaeological site

Broch of Yarrows is an archaeological site, which is situated 4,100 feet north of Cairn.

Nearby places include Thrumster and Sarclet.

Village

Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. Thrumster is situated 2½ miles northeast of Cairn.

Village

Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township… Sarclet is situated 2½ miles east of Cairn.

Village

Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. Lybster is situated 6 miles southwest of Cairn.

Latitude

58.36341° or 58° 21′ 48″ north

Longitude

-3.18837° or 3° 11′ 18″ west

Open location code

9CCR9R76+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

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