Green Hill Broch
Green Hill Broch is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Green Hill Broch is situated nearby to the hamlet Huna, as well as near Canisbay.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include John O’Groats Mill and 8 Doors distillery.
John O’Groats Mill
Watermill
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John O’Groats Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile north of Green Hill Broch.
8 Doors distillery
Distillery
8 Doors Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in John O'Groats, Caithness. The distillery was founded in 2022. It is the most northerly Scotch whisky distillery on the Scottish mainland. 8 Doors distillery is situated 1 mile northeast of Green Hill Broch.
Duncansby Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles east of Green Hill Broch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huna and John o’Groats.
Huna
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area.
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.
Canisbay
Hamlet
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of Huna and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Green Hill 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
58.63082° or 58° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.08859° or 3° 5′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCRJWJ6+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1389539022OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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