Dounreay Fast Reactor

Dounreay Fast Reactor is an electrical generator in Highland Council, Scotland. Dounreay Fast Reactor is situated nearby to the ruins Dounreay Castle, as well as near the historic site RAF Dounreay.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dounreay Castle and RAF Dounreay.

Dounreay Castle

Ruins

Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of Thurso, Highland, Scotland, within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment. Dounreay Castle is situated 1,200 feet southwest of Dounreay Fast Reactor.

RAF Dounreay

Historic site

Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site. RAF Dounreay is situated 2,600 feet east of Dounreay Fast Reactor.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.

Achvarasdal

Hamlet

Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Achvarasdal is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail.

Reay

Village

Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Reay is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness. Reay is situated 2 miles southwest of Dounreay Fast Reactor.

Forss

Hamlet

Photo: C Page, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. Forss is situated 3½ miles east of Dounreay Fast Reactor.

Dounreay Fast Reactor

Type: Electrical generator
Category: industry
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.58043° or 58° 34′ 50″ north

Longitude

-3.7456° or 3° 44′ 44″ west

Open location code

9CCRH7J3+5Q

OpenStreetMap ID

way 350973577

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