Halkirk
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°30′44″ N 3°29′30″ W
- Population
- 1,020
- 1K
- Elevation
- 42 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Halkirk
Halkirk is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Population: 1,020. Elevation: 42 m.
Halkirk (Scottish Gaelic: Hàcraig) is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. The village is within the parish of Halkirk, and is said by locals to be Scotland's first planned village.
Read more on Wikipedia Text: Wikipedia contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · shortened
In comparison
- No. 36 of 110 places in Highland by population
- Nearest larger town: Thurso, 9 km N
- 17 sights and natural places within 10 km Spittal Hill, Hill of Stemster
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Spittal Hill Mountain, Highland5.1 km SE
-
Hill of Stemster Mountain, Highland5.4 km NE
-
Loch Olginey Lake, Highland5.4 km SW
-
Hill of Lieurary Mountain, Highland5.6 km NW
-
Spear Head Natural site, Highland12 km N
-
Loch Scarmclate Lake, Highland6.3 km E
Sources & licences
Data last updated: · 2 independent sources