Dounreay Castle

Dounreay Castle is a ruined 16th-century L-plan castle, about 8 miles west of , , , within the grounds of Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment.
Wikipedia
  • Ruins
  • …is also known as “Dounreay House”
  • Description: castle in Highland, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dounreay and RAF Dounreay.
John, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small settlement and the site of two… is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Dounreay Castle.
Was an airfield in Dounreay, UK that opened in April 1944. is situated 3,400 feet east of Dounreay Castle.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Achvarasdal and Reay.
Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in , , within the Highland council area.
Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a which has grown around Sandside Bay… is situated 1½ miles southwest of Dounreay Castle.
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is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west… is situated 3½ miles east of Dounreay Castle.

Dounreay Castle

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Latitude
58.57845° or 58° 34′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.75037° or 3° 45′ 1″ west
Open location code
9CCRH6HX+9V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 533306553
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Wiki­data ID
Q56661781

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Highlights include Vulcan Naval Reactor Test Establishment and Knock Urray,broch 400m NNE of Gunnscroft.

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