Badbea Monument
Badbea Monument is a monument in Highland Council, Scotland. Badbea Monument is situated nearby to the peak Cnoc Bad Asgaraidh, as well as near Braigh na h-Eaglaise.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ousdale Broch.
Ousdale Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: sylvia duckworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ousdale Broch, also known as Ousdale Burn or Allt a’ Bhurg Broch, is an Iron Age broch located between the villages of Helmsdale and Berriedale in Caithness, Scotland. Ousdale Broch is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Badbea Monument.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Badbea and Helmsdale.
Badbea
Locality
Badbea is a former clearance village perched on the steep slopes above the cliff tops of Berriedale on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. Situated around 5 miles north of Helmsdale, the village was newly settled in the 18th and 19th centuries by families evicted from their homes when the straths of Langwell, Ousdale and Berriedale were cleared for the establishment of sheep farms.
Helmsdale
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Helmsdale is a fishing village in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands, about two hours by road or rail north of Inverness. In 2011 its population was 764. The name derives from Norse Hjalmundal, the "Dale of the Helmet".
West Helmsdale
Hamlet
Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Helmsdale is a small settlement lying on the right bank of the River Helmsdale, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Helmsdale lies on the left bank of the River Helmsdale. West Helmsdale is situated 5 miles southwest of Badbea Monument.
Badbea Monument
- Type: Monument
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.16035° or 58° 9′ 37″ northLongitude
-3.55041° or 3° 33′ 2″ westOpen location code
9CCR5C6X+4ROpenStreetMap ID
way 470567642OpenStreetMap feature
historic=monument
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cnoc Bad Asgaraidh and Borgue Langwell, broch, outworks and later settlement, Berriedale.
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