West Murkle, Fort
West Murkle, Fort is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. West Murkle, Fort is situated nearby to the forest Lady Janet’s Wood, as well as near the quarter Thurso East.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurso Castle.
Thurso Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 2 miles west of West Murkle, Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Murkle and Thurso East.
Murkle
Village
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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.
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 East is situated 2 miles west of West Murkle, Fort.
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. Castletown is situated 2½ miles southeast of West Murkle, Fort.
West Murkle, Fort
- 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
58.6086° or 58° 36′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.45109° or 3° 27′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CCRJG5X+CHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1484041744OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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