Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment
Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment is a military installation in Highland Council, Scotland. Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment is situated nearby to the ruins Dounreay Castle, as well as near the archaeological site Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.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 1,700 feet northeast of Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment.
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 1 mile east of Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment.
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.
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 4 miles northeast of Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment.
Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment
- Type: Military installation
- Address: Thurso, KW14 7TY
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.57619° or 58° 34′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.75794° or 3° 45′ 29″ westOperator
Rolls-Royce plcOpen location code
9CCRH6GR+FROpenStreetMap ID
way 38388598OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=militaryOpenStreetMap feature
military=base
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