Middleton
Middleton is a hamlet in Highland Council, Scotland. Middleton is situated nearby to the hamlet Thusater, as well as near Port of Brims.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brims Castle and Crosskirk Broch.
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.
Crosskirk Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crosskirk Broch was a fortification near the present day hamlet of Crosskirk near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After thorough archaeological exploration it was destroyed in 1972 since the site had become unsafe due to sea erosion. Crosskirk Broch is situated 2 miles west of Middleton.
East Mill, Forss
Watermill
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Mill, Forss is a watermill, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Middleton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forss and Scrabster.
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.
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. Scrabster is situated 2½ miles east of Middleton.
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 3 miles east of Middleton.
Middleton
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.60728° or 58° 36′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.62078° or 3° 37′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CCRJ94H+WMOpenStreetMap ID
node 633018417OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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