Garrywhin Fort
Garrywhin Fort is a ruins in Highland Council, Scotland. Garrywhin Fort is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cairn O’Get, as well as near Watenan Broch.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Yarrows and Hill o’ Many Stanes.
Broch of Yarrows
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broch of Yarrows is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles north of Garrywhin Fort.
Hill o’ Many Stanes
Archaeological site
Photo: Meghanfdavis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hill o' Many Stanes is a hillside at Mid Clyth, about 14 kilometres south of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland. It has about 200 upright stones, none more than a metre high, set out in rows running approximately north and south with the incline. Hill o’ Many Stanes is situated 2 miles southwest of Garrywhin Fort.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarclet and Thrumster.
Sarclet
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Sarclet is situated 2½ miles northeast of Garrywhin Fort.
Thrumster
Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. Thrumster is situated 3 miles northeast of Garrywhin Fort.
Lybster
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. Lybster is situated 5 miles southwest of Garrywhin Fort.
Garrywhin Fort
- Type: Ruins
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.35546° or 58° 21′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.17637° or 3° 10′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CCR9R4F+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 470146170OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruins
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