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Skitten (site of)

Where is Skitten?

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

Grid reference: ND 3234 5655

Lat / long: 58.491873, -3.1623282

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OS Map for Skitten

Thurso & John O’Groats (Dunnet Head)
OS Explorer map 451

Directions to Skitten

Enter a starting point

Weather at Skitten

4°C
max 4°C / min 4°C

7km/h NW
1043mb
93%
100%
08:49 15:20

Overcast clouds
Weather observed at Ackergill at 00:45

References (websites)

Ancient sites near Skitten

Green Hill broch

Castle Linglas broch and cist

Thuster (possible) broch

Shorelands (possible) (site of) broch

North Bilbster broch

Kettleburn (site of) broch

Gearsay Cairn (possible) broch

Keiss broch

Whitegate broch

more ancient sites....

Castles near Skitten

Ackergill Tower

Castle Sinclair

Castle Girnigoe

Keiss Castle

Castle of Old Wick

Hempriggs House

Bucholly Castle

Freswick Castle

Brabster Castle

more castles....

Pictish stones near Skitten

Birkle Hill Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 1 Class I symbol stone

Ackergill 2 Class I symbol stone

Ulbster Stone Class II cross slab

Watenan Stone Class I symbol stone

Craig of Hattel Class I symbol stone

Skinnet Stone Class II cross slab

Latheron 2 Class I symbol stone

Latheron 1 Class II cross slab

more Pictish stones....

Pictish sites near Skitten

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....

Cafés, restaurants & bars near Skitten

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....