Gallow Hill Long Cairn
Gallow Hill Long Cairn is an archaeological site in Highland Council, Scotland. Gallow Hill Long Cairn is situated nearby to Braal Castle, as well as near Sibster Forest.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Georgemas Junction railway station and Braal Castle.
Georgemas Junction railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in the far north of Scotland. The station, which is in the Highland council area, serves several rural hamlets in the historic county of Caithness, including Georgemas, Roadside and Banniskirk and the village of Halkirk, which lies approximately 1.6 miles west of the station. Georgemas Junction railway station is situated 1½ miles south of Gallow Hill Long Cairn.
Braal Castle
Castle
Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braal Castle is located by the River Thurso north of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness, northern Scotland. The ruined castle, which dates back to the mid-14th century, was originally known as the Castle of Brathwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Halkirk and Murkle.
Halkirk
Village
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. Halkirk is situated 2 miles southwest of Gallow Hill Long Cairn.
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. Murkle is situated 4 miles north of Gallow Hill Long Cairn.
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 4½ miles northeast of Gallow Hill Long Cairn.
Gallow Hill Long Cairn
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.53398° or 58° 32′ 2″ northLongitude
-3.4561° or 3° 27′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CCRGGMV+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 1488671860OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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