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Scrabster Mains

Where is Scrabster Mains?

Scrabster Mains is in the parish of Thurso and the county of Caithness.

Grid reference: ND 0867 6969

Lat / long: 58.60552, -3.5734842

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OS Map for Scrabster Mains

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Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
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Directions to Scrabster Mains

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Weather at Scrabster Mains

8°C
max 8°C / min 8°C
52km/h NW
995mb
68%
99%
05:33 18:49

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Thurso at 16:33

References (websites)

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Ancient sites near Scrabster Mains

Bell Mount (possible) broch

1.0km away

Thing's Va cairn

1.5km away

Thing's Va broch

1.6km away

Brimside Tulloch broch

4.6km away

Oust broch

4.8km away

Whitefield (site of) broch

4.9km away

Geise broch

5.2km away

Tulloch Park souterrain

5.3km away

Stemster Hill (possible) broch

5.7km away
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Castles near Scrabster Mains

Scrabster Castle

2.1km away

Castle of Ormlie

3.0km away

Thurso Castle

3.8km away

Brims Castle

4.5km away

Castle of Haimer (site of)

6.1km away

Dounreay Castle

10.7km away

Braal Castle

10.8km away

Borlum

12.7km away

Brough Castle

14.8km away
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Pictish stones near Scrabster Mains

Ulbster Class II cross slab

4.0km away

Reay Class III cross slab

6.2km away

Skinnet Class II cross slab

8.8km away

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

10.1km away

Sandside Class I symbol stone

14.3km away

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

27.5km away

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

29.9km away

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

29.9km away

Flotta Class III cross slab

36.5km away
more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Scrabster Mains

Burghead fort

100.4km away

Gaulcross hoard

114.5km away

Torvean silver chain

133.0km away

Parkhill silver chain

174.4km away

Nigg silver chain

186.8km away

St. Ninian's Isle hoard

199.5km away

Dunnicaer fort

200.4km away

Norrie's Law hoard

263.9km away

Traprain Law silver chain

298.3km away
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Accommodation near Scrabster Mains

Ferry Inn
hotelScrabster
1.5km away
The Weigh Inn Hotel
hotelThurso
2.1km away
Sandra's Backpackers Hostel
hostelThurso
3.2km away
Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
3.2km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
3.3km away
St Clair Arms Hotel
hotelThurso
10.5km away
The Castletown Hotel
hotelCastletown
10.6km away
Greenland House
hotelThurso
10.9km away
Dunnet Head Cottage
self-catering cottage, bed and breakfastBrough
14.2km away
The Brown Trout Hotel
hotelWick
21.6km away

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Cafés, restaurants & bars near Scrabster Mains

Holborn Hotel
hotel, barThurso
3.2km away
Red Pepper Restaurant
restaurantThurso
3.2km away
Royal Hotel Thurso
hotel, restaurant, barThurso
3.3km away
The Storehouse
caféJohn O'Groats
29.5km away
Ackergill Tower
hotel, restaurant, barWick
30.4km away
Royal Golf Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.8km away
The Eagle
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.9km away
Dornoch Castle Hotel
hotel, restaurant, barDornoch
84.9km away
Railway Hotel
hotel, barTain
92.5km away
Royal Hotel Tain
hotel, bar, restaurantTain
92.6km 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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