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Birkle Hill

Where is Birkle Hill?

Birkle Hill is in the parish of Wick and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 3392 5847

Lat / long: 58.509356, -3.1357883

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OS Map for Birkle Hill

Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Directions to Birkle Hill

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Weather at Birkle Hill

6°C
max 6°C / min 6°C

26km/h SE
1005mb
100%
100%
06:15 18:24

Light rain
Weather observed at Ackergill at 21:26

References (books)

The Pictish Guide

Elizabeth Sutherland
Edinburgh, 1997

References (websites)

Pictish stones near Birkle Hill

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Watenan Class I symbol stone

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Class II cross slab

Ulbster Class II cross slab

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

Reay Class III cross slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Birkle Hill

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....

Pictish placenames near Birkle Hill

Aberscross

Pitgrudy

Aberdour

Pitsligo

Pittulie

Aberchirder

Pitlurg

Aberlour

Pitcaple

more Pictish placenames....

Ancient sites near Birkle Hill

Castle Linglas broch and cist

Skitten (site of) broch

Keiss broch

Whitegate broch

Kirk Tofts broch

Green Hill broch

Shorelands (possible) (site of) broch

Nybster broch

Auchingill (site of) broch

more ancient sites....

Castles near Birkle Hill

Keiss Castle

Ackergill Tower

Castle Sinclair

Castle Girnigoe

Bucholly Castle

Freswick Castle

Castle of Old Wick

Brabster Castle

Hempriggs House

more castles....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Birkle Hill

Ackergill Tower

hotel, restaurant, barWick

The Storehouse

caféJohn O'Groats

Royal Hotel Thurso

hotel, restaurant, barThurso

Holborn Hotel

hotel, barThurso

Red Pepper Restaurant

restaurantThurso

Royal Golf Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Dornoch Castle Hotel

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

The Eagle

hotel, restaurant, barDornoch

Rockpool Café

Railway Hotel

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