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Watten

Where is Watten?

Watten is in the parish of Watten and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 2410 5397

Lat / long: 58.46735, -3.3027772

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OS Map for Watten

OS map 450
Wick & The Flow Country (Lybster, Latheron & Dunbeath)
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Weather at Watten

8°C
max 8°C / min 8°C
19km/h NNW
1026mb
76%
75%
03:20 21:00

Broken clouds
Weather observed at Ackergill at 01:46

References (websites)

Canmore

Ancient sites near Watten

Achingale broch and cist

0.5km away

Green Hill broch

1.5km away

Cairn of Achoy (possible) broch

1.6km away

Carn a' Chladha broch

1.9km away

Tulach Gorm (possible) (site of) broch

2.3km away

Bail a' Chairn broch

2.6km away

Grey Cairn broch

2.8km away

Scottag (possible) broch and cist

3.4km away

Scorriclet broch

3.5km away
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Castles near Watten

Ackergill Tower

11.2km away

Braal Castle

12.0km away

Dirlot Castle

12.6km away

Hempriggs House

13.2km away

Castle Sinclair

13.7km away

Castle Girnigoe

13.7km away

Castle of Old Wick

13.8km away

Keiss Castle

13.9km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

16.4km away
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Pictish stones near Watten

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

10.7km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

10.8km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

10.8km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

13.6km away

Watenan Class I symbol stone

14.9km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

15.9km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

18.8km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

20.9km away

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

21.2km away
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Pictish sites near Watten

Burghead fort

85.7km away

Gaulcross hoard

94.5km away

Torvean silver chain

124.6km away

Parkhill silver chain

153.7km away

Nigg silver chain

166.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

180.3km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

202.5km away

Norrie's Law hoard

246.9km away

Traprain Law silver chain

280.7km away
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Accommodation near Watten

The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
0.6km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
11.2km away
Norseman Hotel
hotelWick
12.4km away
Breadalbane House Hotel
hotelWick
12.9km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
14.6km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
14.9km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
15.0km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
19.0km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
19.0km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
19.0km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Watten

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
11.2km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
19.0km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
19.0km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
19.0km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
23.8km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
77.6km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
77.8km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
77.9km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
85.0km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
85.0km 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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