Brough, Caithness
Village in Scotland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brough is a small village (population 66) in Caithness in the North of Scotland.[1] It is located on the B855 single-track road, the most northerly numbered road on the mainland of Great Britain, and is a few miles to the south east of Dunnet Head, the most northerly point on the British mainland, and a mile or so north of the village of Dunnet. It lies in the civil parish of Dunnet.[2][3] Brough is the site of Brough Castle, a twelfth Century Norse fortress; the ruins are on the property now known as Heathcliff. Brough is the most northerly village on the British mainland.
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Brough | |
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Village | |
Brough Slipway | |
Location within the Caithness area | |
OS grid reference | ND222733 |
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Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | THURSO |
Postcode district | KW14 |
Dialling code | 01847 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
UK Parliament | |
Scottish Parliament |
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58.641°N 3.341°W / 58.641; -3.341 |
The village has a bus stop. Brough harbour, a short distance to the north of the village, now little used, faces Little Clett rock, a small islet that shelters the harbour from the north. The slipway was originally built to assist the construction and maintenance of Dunnet Head lighthouse (1831).
To the south of the village lies St. John's Loch, reputedly a very good brown trout loch.[according to whom?]