Thing’s Va, Cairn
Thing’s Va, Cairn is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Thing’s Va, Cairn is situated nearby to the archaeological site Thing’s Va,broch 1000m E of Blackheath,Scrabster, as well as near the quarter Burnside.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunbar Hospital and Thurso railway station.
Dunbar Hospital
Hospital
Dunbar Hospital is a health facility in Ormlie Road, Thurso, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. Dunbar Hospital is situated 1½ miles east of Thing’s Va, Cairn.
Thurso railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso railway station is a railway station located in Thurso, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town and its surrounding areas, along with ferry services linking the mainland with Stromness on the Orkney Islands. Thurso railway station is situated 2 miles east of Thing’s Va, Cairn.
Scrabster Castle
Ruins
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scrabster Castle was a castle, near Burnside, about 0.5 miles north and west of Thurso, and 0.5 miles south of the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland, south of Thurso Bay. It is on an eroding promontory. Scrabster Castle is situated 1½ miles east of Thing’s Va, Cairn.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnside and Scrabster.
Burnside
Quarter
Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691.
Scrabster
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles from Wick, 112 miles from Inverness and 271.7 miles from Edinburgh. Scrabster is situated 1½ miles northeast of Thing’s Va, Cairn.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Thing’s Va, Cairn
- 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
58.59218° or 58° 35′ 32″ northLongitude
-3.58109° or 3° 34′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CCRHCR9+VHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389396265OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Thing’s Va,broch 1000m E of Blackheath,Scrabster and Scrabster Mains,broch 1000m W of.
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