Black Loch
Black Loch is in Highland Council, Scotland. Black Loch is situated nearby to the peak Dunnet Hill, as well as near Hill Of Rive.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunnet Head Lighthouse.
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 northeast of Black Loch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Easter Head and Dunnet.
Easter Head
Locality
Photo: Asterion, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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 northeast of Black Loch.
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 2½ miles southeast of Black Loch.
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 Black Loch.
Black Loch
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.64294° or 58° 38′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.4045° or 3° 24′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CCRJHVW+56OpenStreetMap ID
way 132129249OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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