Dunnet Beach
Dunnet Beach is a beach in Highland Council, Scotland. Dunnet Beach is situated nearby to the village Castletown, as well as near St. John’s Loch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunnet Church and St. John’s Loch.
Dunnet Church
Church
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Dunnet, Caithness, northern Scotland. References to St Mary's Parish Church are known from as far back as the 13th century, and there are pre-16th century gravestones in the churchyard. Dunnet Church is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Dunnet Beach.
St. John’s Loch
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St. John's Loch is a loch in the civil parish of Dunnet, in Caithness, Highland, Scotland. Loch Heilen and St. John's Loch are the two largest lochs in the parish. St. John’s Loch is situated 2 miles northeast of Dunnet Beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dunnet and Castletown.
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.
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 2½ miles west of Dunnet Beach.
Dunnet Beach
- Type: Beach
- Category: landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.60683° or 58° 36′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.3629° or 3° 21′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCRJJ4P+PROpenStreetMap ID
way 146078733OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dunnet and Links of Dunnet, Broch site.
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