Forss Telephone Exchange
Forss Telephone Exchange is a building in Highland Council, Scotland. Forss Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to the watermill East Mill, Forss, as well as near the peak Cairnmore Hillock.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include East Mill, Forss and Crosskirk Broch.
East Mill, Forss
Watermill
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Mill, Forss is a watermill, which is situated 1,800 feet west of Forss Telephone Exchange.
Crosskirk Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Crosskirk Broch was a fortification near the present day hamlet of Crosskirk near Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. After thorough archaeological exploration it was destroyed in 1972 since the site had become unsafe due to sea erosion. Crosskirk Broch is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Forss Telephone Exchange.
Brims Castle
Ruins
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brims Castle is a ruined 16th century L-plan tower house on Brims Ness, Highland region, Scotland, to the south of the Pentland Firth, about 5 miles north west of Thurso. Brims Castle is situated 1¼ miles north of Forss Telephone Exchange.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Forss and Scrabster.
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.
Scrabster
Village
Photo: Gestumblindi, CC0.
Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles from Wick, 112 miles from Inverness and 271.7 miles from Edinburgh. Scrabster is situated 3½ miles east of Forss Telephone Exchange.
Burnside
Quarter
Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691. Burnside is situated 4 miles east of Forss Telephone Exchange.
Forss Telephone Exchange
- Type: Building
- Address: Thurso, KW14 7XU
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.59671° or 58° 35′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.6496° or 3° 38′ 59″ westOperator
OpenreachOpen location code
9CCRH9W2+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 689238818OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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