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Dunnet Head (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Dùnaid) is a headland in Highland, on the north coast of Scotland. Dunnet Head includes the most northerly point of both mainland Scotland and the island of Great Britain. Caithness is the historic county that Dunnet Head was within, the county town was Wick.
May 17, 2023 · Dunnet Head is a wild and breathtaking peninsula in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. In fact, Dunnet Head’s main claim to fame is that it marks the most northerly point of mainland Scotland and Britain. Steep rugged cliffs drop into the vast chilly waters of the Pentland Firth below.
Dunnet Head nature reserve, a rugged peninsula in Caithness located on the north coast of Scotland, is the most northerly point of mainland Britain. It's a wild and untamed landscape, with stunning sea cliffs and coastal grasslands.
Oct 7, 2018 · Dunnet Head is a located along Scotland’s North Coast 500, set against dramatic and sweeping cliffs of the Atlantic Ocean. No trip to the Scottish Highlands would be complete without stopping at Dunnet Head, a gorgeous peninsula with no shortage of wildlife, and a lighthouse!
Dunnet Head, a rounded, cliffed sandstone headland in the Highland council area, Scotland, that is the northernmost point on the mainland of Great Britain. Dunnet Head is about 3 miles (5 km) across and juts out into the Pentland Firth of the Atlantic Ocean.
Dunnet Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse that stands on the 300-foot (91 m) cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head. The lighthouse is 66 feet (20 m) tall and was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Eight miles east of Thurso a minor road leads to dramatic Dunnet Head, the most northerly point on the British mainland. There are majestic cliffs dropping into the turbulent Pentland Firth, inspiring views of Orkney, basking seals and nesting seabirds below (it's an RSPB reserve), and a lighthouse built by Robert Louis Stevenson’s grandad.
The most northerly point in mainland Britain, RSPB Scotland Dunnet Head nature reserve has stunning sea cliffs and coastal grassland.
Dunnet Head Lighthouse stands on the 300-foot (91 m) cliff top of Easter Head on Dunnet Head and marks the most northerly point of the Scottish mainland. Only 6.75 miles across the Pentland Firth lies the nearest point of the Orkney Islands. The lighthouse was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson.
Dunnet Head is the most northerly point of mainland Britain. This superb and challenging coastal walk approaches it along the top of its fine sandstone cliffs, rich in birdlife and now a nature reserve. There are superb views, particularly across the sea to Hoy.
