Skirza Head
Skirza Head is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Skirza Head is situated nearby to the hamlet Freswick, as well as near the locality Duncansby Head.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: hillfort in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Skirsa Head” and “Skirza Head 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 1¼ miles southwest of Skirza Head.
Bucholly Castle
Castle
Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bucholly Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Skirza Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freswick and John o’Groats.
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. Freswick is situated 1½ miles west of Skirza Head.
John o’Groats
Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is situated 3 miles north of Skirza Head.
Skirza Head
- Categories: promontory fort, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.59973° or 58° 35′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.04465° or 3° 2′ 41″ westOpen location code
9CCRHXX4+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 1384752471OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q31101437
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