Dunnet Head
Ceann Dùnaid (Scottish Gaelic) | |
|---|---|
Headland | |
 Most northerly point of mainland Britain. | |
  Dunnet Head | |
| Coordinates: 58°39′25″N 03°22′37″W / 58.65694°N 3.37694°W | |
| Grid position | ND 20206 75164 |
| Location | Highland, Scotland |
| Native name | Ceann Dùnaid (Scottish Gaelic) |
Dunnet Head (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Dùnaid) is a headland in Highland, on the north coast of Scotland.[1][2] 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.[3]
- ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 12 Thurso & Wick (John O’Groats) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319226124.
- ^ "Ordnance Survey: 1:50,000 Scale Gazetteer" (csv (download)). www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. 1 January 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Caithness | Northern Scotland, History, Dunnet Head | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 28 May 2024.