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Dunbeath

Dunbeath () is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. It sits astride the Dunbeath Water just before it enters the sea at Dunbeath Bay. Berriedale lies to the south and Latheronwheel to the north-east.

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Place details

Locality: Dunbeath
Region: Alba / Scotland
Country: United Kingdom
Population: 0

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Key facts

UK place.country: Scotland
UK place.official_name: Dunbeath
UK place.gaelic_name: Dùn Bheithe
UK place.static_image_name: Kenn and the Salmon.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Kenn and the Salmon, a statue in memory of Neil Gunn at Dunbeath harbour
UK place.os_grid_reference: ND160298
UK place.map_type: Caithness
UK place.civil_parish: Latheron
UK place.unitary_scotland: Highland
UK place.lieutenancy_scotland: Caithness
UK place.constituency_westminster: Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
UK place.constituency_scottish_parliament: Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human settlement
Country: United Kingdom
Time zone: UTC±00:00
Image: Dunbeath Castle.jpg

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Dunbeath has a very rich archaeological landscape, the site of numerous Iron Age brochs and an early medieval monastic site (see Alex Morrison's archaeological survey, "Dunbeath: A Cultural Landscape".)