Brims Hill
Brims Hill is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. Brims Hill is situated nearby to the hamlet Thusater, as well as near the locality Scrabster Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holburn Head Lighthouse and Scrabster Castle.
Holburn Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
Holborn Head is a rocky headland on the north-facing Atlantic coast of Caithness, Scotland. It forms the western termination of Thurso Bay. The name Holborn apparently comes from the Old Norse Hóllborg, meaning "hill fort". Holburn Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Brims Hill.
Scrabster Castle
Ruins
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scrabster Castle was a castle, near Burnside, about 0.5 miles north and west of Thurso, and 0.5 miles south of the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland, south of Thurso Bay. It is on an eroding promontory. Scrabster Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Brims Hill.
Brims Castle
Ruins
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brims Castle is a ruined 16th century L-plan tower house on Brims Ness, Highland region, Scotland, to the south of the Pentland Firth, about 5 miles north west of Thurso. Brims Castle is situated 2 miles west of Brims Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scrabster and Burnside.
Scrabster
Village
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Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles from Wick, 112 miles from Inverness and 271.7 miles from Edinburgh.
Burnside
Quarter
Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691. Burnside is situated 2 miles southeast of Brims Hill.
Forss
Hamlet
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. Forss is situated 3 miles southwest of Brims Hill.
Brims Hill
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.61418° or 58° 36′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.58803° or 3° 35′ 17″ westElevation
377 feet (115 metres)Open location code
9CCRJC76+MQOpenStreetMap ID
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