What is recorded here
Thurso Bay is shown as a bay on the public map of Highland. The saved point is the map point or the centre of its mapped shape.
Thurso Bay features a sea cliff composed primarily of basaltic rock, formed during the Paleogene period through volcanic activity associated with the North Atlantic Igneous Province. The cliffs are notable for their columnar jointing, a result of the rapid cooling of lava flows, and their exposure of geological structures linked to the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean.
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Places near here
Karolina: Holborn Head Lighthouse, Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthBrigantine (19th Century) · 1109 yd
Scrabster, Holborn Head Lighthouse and Keeper's HouseLighthouse (19th Century), Lighthouse Keepers House (19th Century) · 1111 yd
Britannia: Thurso Bay, Pentland FirthSchooner (19th Century) · 1330 yd
Scrabster CastleAnti Tank Blocks (20th Century), Pillbox (20th Century) · 1385 yd
ScrabsterStructure(s) (period Unassigned)(possible) · 1570 yd
Dr John Grant Smith MemorialMemorial · 1597 yd
Thurso CastleCastle (17th Century) · 1647 yd
Magnus Mowat MemorialMemorial · 1694 yd
Wolfburn DistilleryHeritage attraction · 1.4 mi
Ben Rannes: Spear Head, Pentland FirthTrawler (20th Century) · 1.5 mi
Cairnmore HillockMountain / peak · 4.0 mi
Brims CastleTower House (medieval) · 4.5 miOther information
Photo: Andy Farrington · CC BY-SA 2.0