Olrig House Broch
Olrig House Broch is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Olrig House Broch is situated nearby to the archaeological site Borgie House Broch, as well as near Olrig Cemetery.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castletown and Murkle.
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.
Murkle
Village
Photo: david glass, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East Murkle and West Murkle located one mile east of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Murkle is situated 2 miles northwest of Olrig House Broch.
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 3½ miles northeast of Olrig House Broch.
Olrig House Broch
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.57701° or 58° 34′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.39642° or 3° 23′ 47″ westOpen location code
9CCRHJG3+RCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1385339191OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Borgie House Broch and Olrig Cemetery.
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