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Dounreay Castle

Alternative names for Dounreay Castle

Dounreay House

Where is Dounreay Castle?

Dounreay Castle is in the parish of Reay and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference:NC 9830 6693

Lat / long:58.578417,-3.750506

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OS Map for Dounreay Castle

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Strath Halladale & Strathy Point (Melvich & Forsinard)
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Weather at Dounreay Castle

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References (books)

The Castles of Scotland
Martin Coventry
Prestongrange, 2015

References (websites)

Canmore

Castles near Dounreay Castle

Borlum

3.0km away

Brims Castle

7.3km away

Scrabster Castle

12.5km away

Castle of Ormlie

12.9km away

Thurso Castle

14.2km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

15.9km away

Braal Castle

16.9km away

Caisteal Morar na Shein (site of)

23.1km away

Dirlot Castle

23.1km away
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Ancient sites near Dounreay Castle

Cnoc Urray (possible) broch

0.6km away

Achbuiligan Tulloch (possible) broch

1.4km away

Bridge Of Isauld (site of) broch

2.0km away

Achvarasdal broch

2.2km away

Achunabust broch

2.6km away

Green Tullochs broch

4.0km away

Tulloch of Lybster broch

5.0km away

Crosskirk broch

5.2km away

East Shebster broch

5.5km away
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Pictish stones near Dounreay Castle

Sandside Class I symbol stone

3.7km away

Reay Class III cross slab

5.2km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

14.3km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

15.5km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

20.5km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

36.5km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

38.3km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

38.3km away

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

39.7km away
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Pictish sites near Dounreay Castle

Burghead fort

98.4km away

Gaulcross hoard

116.3km away

Torvean silver chain

127.5km away

Parkhill silver chain

176.9km away

Nigg silver chain

189.2km away

Dunnicaer fort

202.0km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

208.6km away

Norrie's Law hoard

262.5km away

Traprain Law silver chain

297.3km away
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Accommodation near Dounreay Castle

Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
12.2km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
12.5km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
13.4km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
13.4km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
13.4km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
20.8km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
20.8km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
21.1km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
24.9km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
28.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Dounreay Castle

Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
13.4km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
13.4km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
13.4km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
38.8km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
40.1km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
79.3km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
79.3km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
79.4km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
87.0km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
87.0km away
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Published on the 21st of October 2011 at 12:19 am. Updated on the 31st of August 2016 at 7:11 pm.

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