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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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OS Map for Housle Cairn

Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
OS Explorer map 451

Directions to Housle Cairn

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Weather at Housle Cairn

14°C
max 14°C / min 14°C

24km/h SSE
1001mb
81%
100%
06:02 18:10

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 14:54

References (websites)

Ancient sites near Housle Cairn

Upper Sour broch

Halkirk (site of) broch

Skinnet (possible) broch

Hoy broch

North Calder broch

Sibster (site of) broch

Tulloch Of Achavarn broch

Sithean Harraig (possible) broch and cairn

Framside broch

more ancient sites....

Castles near Housle Cairn

Braal Castle

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Castle of Ormlie

Thurso Castle

Scrabster Castle

Dirlot Castle

Brims Castle

Caisteal Morar na Shein (site of)

Borlum

more castles....

Pictish stones near Housle Cairn

Skinnet Class II cross slab

Ulbster Class II cross slab

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Reay Class III cross slab

Sandside Class I symbol stone

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Watenan Class I symbol stone

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Housle Cairn

Burghead fort

Gaulcross hoard

Torvean silver chain

Parkhill silver chain

Nigg silver chain

Dunnicaer fort

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

Norrie's Law hoard

Traprain Law silver chain

more Pictish sites....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Housle Cairn

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Dornoch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Railway Hotel

Royal Hotel Tain

hotel, bar, restaurantTain

more food.... / more drink....