Crosskirk

Crosskirk is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Crosskirk Bay, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]

Crosskirk
Crosskirk
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND031698
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townForss
Postcode districtKW14 7
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

The hamlet of Crosskirk is situated less than 1 mile north east of Forss and 3 miles west of Thurso. The ancient Crosskirk Broch fortification used to stand on a promontory near the hamlet, but has been eroded into the sea.

References

  1. "Crosskirk". Crosskirk. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.


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