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Framside

Where is Framside?

Framside is in the parish of Halkirk and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 0890 6199

Lat / long: 58.536441, -3.5664363

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OS Map for Framside

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Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Weather at Framside

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C
22km/h NE
1004mb
68%
100%
06:02 18:37

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 14:08

References (websites)

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Ancient sites near Framside

North Calder broch

1.5km away

Tulloch Of Achavarn broch

2.4km away

Upper Sour broch

2.4km away

Geise broch

3.2km away

Whitefield (site of) broch

3.5km away

Skinnet (possible) broch

3.7km away

Knock Glass broch

3.8km away

Housle Cairn broch

3.8km away

Achigremach broch

4.3km away
more ancient sites....

Castles near Framside

Braal Castle

5.2km away

Castle of Ormlie

6.5km away

Scrabster Castle

7.4km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

7.4km away

Thurso Castle

7.8km away

Brims Castle

10.1km away

Dounreay Castle

11.7km away

Borlum

11.9km away

Dirlot Castle

13.8km away
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Pictish stones near Framside

Skinnet Class II cross slab

4.2km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

7.7km away

Reay Class III cross slab

10.3km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

12.1km away

Sandside Class I symbol stone

14.1km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

25.2km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

26.8km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

26.8km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

30.5km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Framside

Burghead fort

92.7km away

Gaulcross hoard

107.3km away

Torvean silver chain

125.9km away

Parkhill silver chain

167.5km away

Nigg silver chain

179.9km away

Dunnicaer fort

193.3km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

205.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

256.2km away

Traprain Law silver chain

290.7km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Framside

Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
6.9km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
6.9km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
7.0km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
7.1km away
Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
8.5km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
11.9km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
11.9km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
12.1km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
17.0km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
17.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Framside

Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
6.9km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
6.9km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
6.9km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
27.3km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
31.2km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
77.7km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
77.8km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
77.8km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
85.4km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
85.4km away
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Published on the 30th of April 2017 at 11:36 am. Updated on the 30th of April 2017 at 11:36 am.

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