Camster, broch 500m S of Lower Camster
Camster, broch 500m S of Lower Camster is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Camster Broch”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thrumster and Watten.
Thrumster
Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. Thrumster is situated 5 miles east of Camster, broch 500m S of Lower Camster.
Watten
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road between the burgh of Wick and the town of Thurso, about twelve kilometres west of Wick, and close to the Wick River and Loch Watten. Watten is situated 6 miles north of Camster, broch 500m S of Lower Camster.
Lybster
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. Lybster is situated 6 miles south of Camster, broch 500m S of Lower Camster.
Camster, broch 500m S of Lower Camster
- Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.38773° or 58° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-3.28088° or 3° 16′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCR9PQ9+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 1385084270OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56668632
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