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Watenan

Alternative names for Watenan

Groat's Loch

Where is Watenan?

Watenan is in the parish of Wick and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 31171 40763

Lat / long: 58.349934, -3.1776337

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Wick & The Flow Country (Lybster, Latheron & Dunbeath)
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Weather at Watenan

4°C
max 4°C / min 4°C
11km/h SE
1020mb
75%
40%
05:41 18:51

Scattered clouds
Weather observed at Wick at 20:39

References (books)

The Pictish Guide
Elizabeth Sutherland
Edinburgh, 1997

References (websites)

Canmore

Pictish stones near Watenan

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

13.4km away

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

13.6km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

14.7km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

14.7km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

17.9km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

27.9km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

30.8km away

Ulbster Class II cross slab

33.6km away

Reay Class III cross slab

41.0km away
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Pictish sites near Watenan

Burghead fort

74.3km away

Gaulcross hoard

79.9km away

Torvean silver chain

116.8km away

Parkhill silver chain

138.9km away

Nigg silver chain

151.4km away

Dunnicaer fort

165.6km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

209.8km away

Norrie's Law hoard

233.4km away

Traprain Law silver chain

266.9km away
more Pictish sites....

Pictish placenames near Watenan

Aberscross

67.5km away

Pitgrudy

71.3km away

Aberchirder

93.5km away

Aberdour

95.0km away

Pitlurg

95.9km away

Pitsligo

96.3km away

Pittulie

96.7km away

Aberlour

97.8km away

Pitcaple

121.6km away
more Pictish placenames....

Ancient sites near Watenan

Watenan South broch

0.7km away

Watenan North broch

0.9km away

Warehouse broch

0.9km away

Bruan broch

1.3km away

Bruan broch

1.3km away

Ulbster School broch

1.5km away

Heatherquoy (possible) broch

1.8km away

Gunn's Hillock (possible) broch

1.9km away

East Clyth broch

2.0km away
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Castles near Watenan

Gunn's Castle

2.2km away

Halberry Castle

3.2km away

Hempriggs House

7.8km away

Castle of Old Wick

9.9km away

Swiney Castle

10.5km away

Forse Castle

11.1km away

Latheron Castle

13.4km away

Ackergill Tower

14.5km away

Castle Sinclair

15.6km away
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Accommodation near Watenan

Breadalbane House Hotel
hotelWick
11.2km away
Norseman Hotel
hotelWick
11.4km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
14.5km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
15.4km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
29.5km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
29.8km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
29.9km away
Seaview Hotel
hotelJohn O' Groats
32.7km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
33.7km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
33.8km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Watenan

Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
14.5km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
33.3km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
33.7km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
33.8km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
33.8km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
71.9km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
72.2km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
72.2km away
Rockpool Café
caféCullen
76.2km away
Johnstons of Elgin Coffee Shop
caféElgin
78.0km away
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Published on the 16th of April 2017 at 12:58 pm. Updated on the 16th of April 2017 at 12:58 pm.

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