
What is recorded here
Castlehill, Harbour stands as a 19th Century harbour in Highland, Scotland, recorded with a point accurate to the nearest metre. The rocks may have smelled of salt and tar while men pulled heavy boats ashore, yet no easy path leads there now. The exact location is known even if the working life has faded from common memory.
Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Castlehill, Harbour as Harbour (19th Century). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. 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 · 219 yd
Castlehill BrochArchaeological place · 498 yd
CastlehillBroch (iron Age)(possible), Inhumation (viking) · 503 yd
Castletown, MillGrain Mill (19th Century), Military Building (second World War) · 670 yd
Olrig Parish War MemorialMemorial · 837 yd
Dunnet SandsLong Cist(s) (early Medieval) · 983 yd
Dunnet BeachBeach / strand · 1590 yd
Olrig CemeteryCemetery (period Unassigned) · 1.1 mi
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 4.6 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) · 5.4 miOther information
Photo: Colin Smith · CC BY-SA 2.0