Carn Liath
Càrn Liath is an Iron Age broch on the eastern shore of the Scottish Highlands, near Golspie, Sutherland.Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: tower in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Càrn Liath” and “Dunrobin”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Dunrobin Castle and Dunrobin Castle railway station.
Dunrobin Castle
Photo: Imamon, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunrobin Castle is a stately home in Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland, that serves as the family seat of the Earl of Sutherland, Chief of Clan Sutherland. Dunrobin Castle is situated 1¼ miles west of Carn Liath.
Dunrobin Castle railway station
Railway station
Photo: Sexy Simon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dunrobin Castle railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in Scotland, serving Dunrobin Castle near the village of Golspie in the Highland council area. Dunrobin Castle railway station is situated 1¼ miles west of Carn Liath.
Backies Broch
Archaeological site
Backies Broch is an Iron Age broch in Sutherland, Scotland, roughly 1.6 miles north of Golspie. Backies Broch is situated 2½ miles west of Carn Liath.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Doll and Golspie.
Doll
Village
Doll is a scattered mixed crofting township and rural village 2 miles southwest of Brora, on the A9 coast road, on the east coast of Sutherland, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Golspie
Village
Photo: Piotr Grzegorz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Golspie is a village and parish in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland, which lies on the North Sea coast in the shadow of Ben Bhraggie. It has a population of around 1,350. Golspie is situated 2½ miles west of Carn Liath.
Brora
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brora is a village in the east of Sutherland, in the Highland area of Scotland. Brora is situated 2½ miles northeast of Carn Liath.
Carn Liath
- Categories: archaeological site, contour fort, broch, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
57.98722° or 57° 59′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.9122° or 3° 54′ 44″ westOpen location code
9C9RX3PQ+V4OpenStreetMap ID
way 520773383OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q652072
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Spanish—“Carn Liath” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Carn Liath (broch)”
- Dutch: “Carn Liath”
- German: “Carn Liath”
- Irish: “An Càrn Liath”
- Scots: “Carn Liath”
- Scottish Gaelic: “An Càrn Liath”
- Spanish: “Carn Liath”
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