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Upper Sour

Where is Upper Sour?

Upper Sour is in the parish of Halkirk and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 1085 6056

Lat / long: 58.524007, -3.532397

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OS Map for Upper Sour

Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Directions to Upper Sour

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Weather at Upper Sour

5°C
max 6°C / min 5°C

21km/h NE
1004mb
68%
100%
06:02 18:37

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 13:47

References (websites)

Ancient sites near Upper Sour

North Calder broch

Housle Cairn broch

Skinnet (possible) broch

Framside broch

Tulloch Of Achavarn broch

Halkirk (site of) broch

Hoy broch

Sithean Harraig (possible) broch and cairn

Carsgoe (possible) (site of) broch

more ancient sites....

Castles near Upper Sour

Braal Castle

Castle of Haimer (site of)

Castle of Ormlie

Thurso Castle

Scrabster Castle

Dirlot Castle

Brims Castle

Dounreay Castle

Borlum

more castles....

Pictish stones near Upper Sour

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 Upper Sour

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 Upper Sour

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....