Holburn Head Lighthouse
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".| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Holborn Head Lighthouse”, “Holburn Head”, and “Scrabster, Holborn Head Lighthouse And Keeper’s House”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurso Lifeboat Station and Scrabster Castle.
Thurso Lifeboat Station
Building
Thurso Lifeboat Station is located at Scrabster Harbour, near the town of Thurso, in the administrative area of Highland, historically Caithness, in the north coast of mainland Scotland. Thurso Lifeboat Station is situated 1,700 feet southwest of Holburn Head Lighthouse.
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 1 mile south of Holburn Head Lighthouse.
Thurso Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. Situated in Thurso East,east of the River Thurso, the site can be seen from across the river. Thurso Castle is situated 1½ miles southeast of Holburn Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Scrabster and Burnside.
Scrabster
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
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.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Holburn Head Lighthouse
- Categories: lighthouse keeper’s house, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.61488° or 58° 36′ 54″ northLongitude
-3.53984° or 3° 32′ 23″ westOpen location code
9CCRJF76+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 633018416OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28465955
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In Other Languages
“Holburn Head Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare d’Holburn”
- French: “Phare d’Holburn”
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Highlights include Scrabster Fishery Office and RNLI Berth.
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