Rumster Forest transmitting station
The Rumster Forest transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility near the town of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland. It is owned and operated by Arqiva.Photo: Steven Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Achavanich and Loch Rangag.
Achavanich
Archaeological site
Photo: Ewen Rennie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Achavanich is an unusual megalithic horseshoe-shaped structure near Loch Stemster in Caithness, Scotland. Meaning "field of the stones", 36 of the original 54 remain today, mostly on the western side of the structure. Achavanich is situated 2 miles north of Rumster Forest transmitting station.
Loch Rangag
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch Rangag is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rumster Forest transmitting station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Latheron and Landhallow.
Latheron
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Latheron is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99. The Clan Gunn Heritage Centre and Museum is housed in the old Parish Church. Latheron is situated 3 miles south of Rumster Forest transmitting station.
Landhallow
Hamlet
Landhallow is a small village, approximately 1 mile west of Latheron in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Landhallow is situated 3 miles south of Rumster Forest transmitting station.
Houstry
Village
Houstry is a scattered crofting village, in the east coast of Dunbeath, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.A large wind farm has been built next to the village. Houstry is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rumster Forest transmitting station.
Rumster Forest transmitting station
- Type: Industry
- Description: broadcasting and telecommunications facility in Scotland
- Category: transmitter station
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.32754° or 58° 19′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.37182° or 3° 22′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCR8JHH+27OpenStreetMap ID
way 692596508OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrialWikidata ID
Q7379419
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In Other Languages
“Rumster Forest transmitting station” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “oddajna postaja Rumster Forest”
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Highlights include Golsary, broch on W bank of Burn of Golsary, Rumster Forest and Rumster, broch 200m WSW of, Forse.
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