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Holburn Head Promontory Fort Image © thelonious Nearest Town: Thurso (4km SSE) OS Ref (GB):     ND10857155 / Sheet: 12 Latitude: 58° 37' 22.35" N Longitude:     3° 32' 6.74" W Added by thesweetcheat Images (7) Fieldnotes (1) Links (1) 0 discussions Start a topic Show  |  Hide Web searches for Holburn Head Flickr Google Google Images MAGIC The Megalithic Portal Bing Stone Pages Streetmap.co.uk Wikipedia

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04/09/2021 - As usual we were so early for the ferry it was still nearly yesterday. With hours to kill we decided to have a walk past the lovely Stevenson's lighthouse and along a signposted path to Holburn Head. The promontory fort has a good sized wall cutting the headland off. Not much else. The views are very good, across to Orkney, Dunnet Head and back to Thurso. We were going to sit here for a while but it was sheep poo city. Careful treading was very much needed. Instead we headed back to Scrabster and the Peerie Cafe for a bacon butty. Not a bad way to wait for a ferry. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thelonious 7th September 2021ce

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Canmore Detailed description of the fort, from site visits over a long period. Comments (0)  |  Add a comment  |  Permalink

Posted by thesweetcheat 14th October 2012ce