Dunnet Head, Thurso

Name: Dunnet Head
Address: Thurso, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Thurso

Top attraction, View point, Lighthouse, Vernacular architecture

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Dunnet Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson. The lighthouse was automated in 1989, and the keepers were withdrawn. It is now checked remotely by the Northern Lighthouse Board operations centre in Edinburgh. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 58°40'17"N, 3°22'34"W

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Thurso United Kingdom

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Dunnet Head – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Castle of Mey, Old St Peter's Church, Thurso Castle, Dunnet Church.

5.7 miE
Garden, Park, Reportedly haunted
Castle of Mey, John o'Groats
145 min walk • The Castle of Mey is located in Caithness, on the north coast of Scotland, about 6 miles west of John o' Groats. In fine weather there are views from the castle north to the Orkney Islands.
7.2 miSW
Historical place, Ruins, Church
Old St Peter's Church, Thurso
183 min walk • Old St Peter's Church is a ruined parish church on Wilson Lane, in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. Dedicated to Saint Peter, it dates to at least 1125, and at one time was the principal church for the county, administered by the Bishops of Caithness.
6.9 miSW
Forts and castles
Thurso Castle, Thurso
175 min walk • Thurso Castle is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. Situated in Thurso East, off Castletown Road, east of the River Thurso, the site can be seen from across the river.
3.6 miS
Church, Distillery
Dunnet Church
93 min walk • Dunnet Parish Church is a Church of Scotland church in Dunnet, Caithness, northern Scotland. References to St Mary's Parish Church are known from as far back as the 13th century, and there are pre-16th century gravestones in the churchyard.
6.9 miSW
Surfing
Thurso East, Thurso
177 min walk • Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5 miles east of Thurso, Caithness, northern Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Thurso, overlooked by the remains of Thurso Castle. The reef is made of layers of Caithness flagstone. It is Scotland's prime surfing venue on the north coast.
5.5 miS
Village
Castletown
140 min walk • Castletown is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness.
7.5 miSW
Church
St Peter's and St Andrew's Church, Thurso
192 min walk • St Peter's and St Andrew's Church is located on Princes Street in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. The church was built to a design of William Burn in 1830–2, a simplified version of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh, which is also attributed to Burn.