Lady Janet’s Seat Tower
Lady Janet’s Seat Tower is a tower in Highland Council, Scotland. Lady Janet’s Seat Tower is situated nearby to Thurso Castle, as well as near the quarter Thurso East.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurso Castle and St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso.
Thurso Castle
Castle
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is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. Situated in Thurso East,east of the River Thurso, the site can be seen from across the river. Thurso Castle is situated 1,800 feet southwest of Lady Janet’s Seat Tower.
St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso
Church
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St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso is situated 1 mile southwest of Lady Janet’s Seat Tower.
St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso
Church
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St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is situated 1 mile southwest of Lady Janet’s Seat Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso East and Thurso.
Thurso East
Quarter
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5 miles east of Thurso, Caithness, northern Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Thurso, overlooked by the remains of Thurso Castle.
Thurso
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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.
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.
Lady Janet’s Seat Tower
- Type: Tower
- Categories: building and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.60349° or 58° 36′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.50275° or 3° 30′ 10″ westOpen location code
9CCRJF3W+9WOpenStreetMap ID
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historic=follyOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=tower
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