Black Loch

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Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Dunnet Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson. Dunnet Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles north of Black Loch.

Dunnet Church

Church

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Dunnet Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Dunnet, Caithness, northern Scotland. References to St Mary's Parish Church are known from as far back as the 13th century, and there are pre-16th century gravestones in the churchyard. Dunnet Church is situated 2½ miles southeast of Black Loch.

St. John’s Loch

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St. John's Loch is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet, in Caithness, Highland, Scotland. Loch Heilen and St. John's Loch are the two largest lochs in the parish. St. John’s Loch is situated 2 miles southeast of Black Loch.

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Easter Head

Locality

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Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast of Caithness, Scotland, 10.5 miles west of John o' Groats. It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of Great Britain.

Dunnet

Village

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Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet. Dunnet is situated 2½ miles southeast of Black Loch.

Castletown

Village

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Castletown is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness. Castletown is situated 4 miles south of Black Loch.

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