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Housle Cairn

Where is Housle Cairn?

Housle Cairn is in the parish of Halkirk and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 1190 5960

Lat / long: 58.515602, -3.5140045

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

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C
28km/h SE
1005mb
97%
100%
06:17 18:26

Light rain
Weather observed at Thurso at 19:48
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Canmore
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Ancient sites near Housle Cairn

Upper Sour broch

1.4km away

Halkirk (site of) broch

1.6km away

Skinnet (possible) broch

1.9km away

Hoy broch

2.5km away

North Calder broch

2.5km away

Sibster (site of) broch

3.1km away

Tulloch Of Achavarn broch

3.3km away

Sithean Harraig (possible) broch and cairn

3.5km away

Framside broch

3.8km away
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Castles near Housle Cairn

Braal Castle

2.0km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

7.9km away

Castle of Ormlie

8.5km away

Thurso Castle

9.3km away

Scrabster Castle

9.6km away

Dirlot Castle

11.0km away

Brims Castle

13.7km away

Caisteal Morar na Shein (site of)

14.0km away

Borlum

15.4km away
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Pictish stones near Housle Cairn

Skinnet Class II cross slab

2.7km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

9.2km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

11.6km away

Reay Class III cross slab

14.1km away

Sandside Class I symbol stone

17.6km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

22.0km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

23.3km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

23.4km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

26.9km away
more Pictish stones....
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Pictish sites near Housle Cairn

Burghead fort

90.3km away

Gaulcross hoard

104.0km away

Torvean silver chain

124.7km away

Parkhill silver chain

164.1km away

Nigg silver chain

176.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

189.9km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

205.3km away

Norrie's Law hoard

253.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

287.9km away
more Pictish sites....
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Accommodation near Housle Cairn

Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
8.7km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
8.8km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
8.8km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
9.4km away
Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
10.9km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
11.1km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
11.2km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
11.2km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
13.3km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
17.5km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Housle Cairn

Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
8.7km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
8.8km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
8.8km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
23.8km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
29.4km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
76.7km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
76.8km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
76.8km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
84.3km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
84.3km 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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