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Reay Destination Guide
Delve into Reay in United Kingdom
Reay in the region of Scotland is located in United Kingdom - some 508 mi or ( 817 km ) North of London , the country's capital .
Local time in Reay is now 04:19 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Trantlebeg, Skaill, Newcastle-on-Tyne, Melvich, and Kirkwall. While being here, you might want to check out Trantlebeg . We discovered some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Reay ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Interesting facts about this location
Reay Parish Church
Reay Parish Church is a Church of Scotland parish church serving Reay, Caithness. It is one of the most northerly communities on the Scottish mainland, located several miles to west of Thurso. The largest local employer is the Dounreay nuclear facility.
Located at 58.56 -3.77 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Sandside Chase
The Sandside Chase (The Chase of Sandside, The Chase of Sansett; in Gaelic, Ruoig-Hansett, Ruaig Handside or Ruaig-Shansaid) was a Scottish clan battle which took place in 1437 in Caithness, about 6 miles west of Thurso. The Clan Mackay launched a raid from Strathnaver towards Thurso until they encountered resistance from the locals at Dounreay. The Mackays then pulled back to Sandside, where they were joined by reinforcements and slaughtered the defenders on the coast north of Reay.
Located at 58.56 -3.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
RAF Dounreay
RAF Dounreay was built for RAF Coastal Command in 1944 but not used by them. Transferred to the Royal Navy as HMS Tern II but not commissioned and on care and maintenance until 1954. In 1955 the airfield was taken over by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) for developing a fast breeder reactor. One runway was kept operational until the 1990s for transport to/from the site.
Located at 58.58 -3.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Achreamie
Achreamie is a village in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Located at 58.58 -3.69 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Ca na Catanach
Ca na Catanach is a road and footpath between Sutherland and Caithness in the northeastern Scottish Highlands. Noted as a medieval drovers' road by the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, it is also a 35 km Heritage Path. Its start point is at Dorrery Lodge and it ends just north of Achentoul. The 14 km section from Thurso to Kinbrace is a rough walking path. A 19th century estate road overlies Ca na Catanach.
Located at 58.47 -3.61 (Lat./Long.); Less than 14 km away
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