Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft
Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft is situated nearby to the ruins Dounreay Castle, as well as near the military installation Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment.- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cnoc Urray Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dounreay Castle and RAF Dounreay.
Dounreay Castle
Ruins
Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of Thurso, Highland, Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Dounreay Castle is situated 2,100 feet north of Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.
RAF Dounreay
Historic site
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site. RAF Dounreay is situated 3,700 feet northeast of Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.
Achvarasdal
Hamlet
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail.
Reay
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Reay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness.
Forss
Hamlet
Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. Forss is situated 3½ miles northeast of Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.
Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft
- Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.57282° or 58° 34′ 22″ northLongitude
-3.74894° or 3° 44′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CCRH7F2+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 1385218443OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56666825
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