Loch of Muirs

Loch of Muirs is in Highland Council, Scotland. Loch of Muirs is situated nearby to the peak Hill Of Rive, as well as near Dunnet Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dunnet Head Lighthouse and Dunnet Church.

Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 2 miles north of Loch of Muirs.

Dunnet Church

Church

Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 1½ miles southeast of Loch of Muirs.

St. John’s Loch

Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 1½ miles southeast of Loch of Muirs.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Dunnet and Easter Head.

Dunnet

Village

Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet. Dunnet is situated 1½ miles southeast of Loch of Muirs.

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. Easter Head is situated 2 miles north of Loch of Muirs.

Castletown

Village

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 3½ miles south of Loch of Muirs.

Loch of Muirs

Type: Body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.64121° or 58° 38′ 28″ north

Longitude

-3.37534° or 3° 22′ 31″ west

Open location code

9CCRJJRF+FV

OpenStreetMap ID

way 101635395

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

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Highlights include Hill Of Rive and Dunnet Hill.

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