Freswick Links,Viking settlement

Freswick Links,Viking settlement is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Freswick Links,Viking settlement is situated nearby to Baptist Chapel, as well as near Freswick Castle.

Type: Archaeological site
Description: architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK
Also known as: “Freswick Links broch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Freswick Castle and Bucholly Castle.

Freswick Castle

Castle

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick Castle is situated 1,700 feet south of Freswick Links,Viking settlement.

Bucholly Castle

Castle

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bucholly Castle is situated 1¼ miles south of Freswick Links,Viking settlement.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freswick and Skirza.

Freswick

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick or Skirza, is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Freswick Bay to the east, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Skirza lies directly northeast of Freswick.

Skirza

Hamlet

Skirza or Skirsa, is a small remote linear fishing village, overlooking Freswick Bay to the south and Skirza Head to the southeast, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Auckengill

Hamlet

Photo: Les Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auckengill is a settlement within the Scottish council area of Highland, 6 miles south of John o' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness. Auckengill is situated 1⁄2 mile north of Nybster. Auckengill is situated 2½ miles south of Freswick Links,Viking settlement.

Freswick Links,Viking settlement

Categories: built structure, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.59217° or 58° 35′ 32″ north

Longitude

-3.07493° or 3° 4′ 30″ west

Open location code

9CCRHWRG+V2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7917086325

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

Wikidata ID

Q56664380

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Baptist Chapel and Everley, Broch.

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