What is recorded here
Castlehill, Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth: In March 1873 the smack Binn struck that rock carrying pavement for Portsoy. The crew escaped with the rigging while the tide filled her hold, turning a busy coastal cargo route into a grave for timber and stone.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Binn: Castlehill, Dunnet Bay, Pentland Firth as Smack (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 100m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The historic-place record does not grant public access. Check current conditions and ownership before entering land or a building.
Places near here
Castlehill Heritage CentreMuseum · 3 yd
Castlehill, HarbourHarbour (19th Century) · 219 yd
Castlehill BrochArchaeological place · 312 yd
CastlehillBroch (iron Age)(possible), Inhumation (viking) · 314 yd
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 732 yd
Dunnet SandsLong Cist(s) (early Medieval) · 1173 yd
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 1.0 mi
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 4.4 mi
Jonge Thomas: Easter Head, Dunnet Head, Pentland FirthCraft (18th Century) · 5.0 mi
Easter HeadHeadland · 5.1 mi
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 5.3 mi