Castletown, Scotland: tourism, information and visitor reviews
Castletown is situated in Scotland (part of Great Britain), in the Highland region.
Geographical information
Place name: Castletown
Main Region: Highland
Country: Scotland
Latitude: 58.58333 South (58°34'59"N)
Longitude: -3.38333 West (3°22'59"W)
Altitude: 29 metres above sea-level
Population: 772 (most recent estimate only)
Distance from Castletown to other selected towns in Scotland
Distances are 'as the crow flies' not driving distances!
- distance from Glasgow: 307 km
- distance from Edinburgh: 293 km
- distance from Aberdeen: 177 km
- distance from Dundee: 233 km
- distance from East Kilbride: 317 km
- distance from Paisley: 312 km
- distance from Livingston: 298 km
- distance from Cumbernauld: 295 km
- distance from Hamilton: 316 km
- distance from Kirkcaldy: 275 km
Find driving distances to Castletown from all destinations in Scotland at Europe driving distances
Long term Castletown weather forecast
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Tourism and sports
...with places to visit and transport
Coastal
Coastal highlights close to Castletown.
Head of Man (Cape) (6 km)Briga Head (Cape) (7 km)
Holborn Head (Cape) (9 km)
Spear Head (Cape) (10 km)
Mell Head (Cape) (17 km)
Brough Head (Headland) (18 km)
Red Head (Cape) (18 km)
Stroma (Island) (18 km)
Ness Head (Cape) (19 km)
Skirza Haven (Harbour) (19 km)
Skirza Head (Cape) (19 km)
Noss Head (Cape) (22 km)
North Head (Cape) (26 km)
North Head (Cape) (27 km)
Swona (Island) (27 km)
Monuments
Selected monuments in or near Castletown (not a comprehensive list,
we are always adding additional monuments).
Barrock House (Estate) (9 km)
Keiss Castle (Ruin) (17 km)
Dirlot Castle (Ruin) (19 km)
Stirkoke House (Estate) (19 km)
John O'Groats House (Ruin) (20 km)
Castle Sinclair (Ruin) (21 km)
Castle Girnigoe (Ruin) (22 km)
Natural highlights
Natural highlights such as lakes, forests and mountains close to Castletown.
Dunnet Bay (Bay) (4 km)Loch Heilen (Lake) (6 km)
Loch Scarmclate (Lake) (7 km)
Brough Bay (Bay) (8 km)
Thurso Bay (Bay) (9 km)
Dunnet Head (Point) (9 km)
Skarfskerry Point (Point) (9 km)
Tang Head (Point) (11 km)
Loch Watten (Lake) (12 km)
Mey Bay (Bay) (12 km)
Scotland Haven (Bay) (14 km)
Head of Crees (Point) (15 km)
Loch Calder (Lake) (15 km)
Loch of Toftingall (Lake) (15 km)
Saint Johns Point (Point) (15 km)
Loch Olginey (Lake) (15 km)
Gills Bay (Bay) (15 km)
Loch of Wester (Lake) (15 km)
Inner Sound (Sound) (16 km)
Ness of Quoys (Point) (16 km)
Brims Ness (Point) (17 km)
Loch Saorach (Lake) (17 km)
Ness of Huna (Point) (18 km)
Sinclairs Bay (Bay) (18 km)
Loch Shurrery (Lake) (18 km)
Freswick Bay (Bay) (18 km)
Scarton Point (Point) (19 km)
Loch Thormaid (Lake) (19 km)
Tree Geo (Bay) (20 km)
Swilkie Point (Point) (20 km)
Ness of Duncansby (Point) (21 km)
Outer Sound (Sound) (22 km)
Loch Scye (Lake) (22 km)
Loch Caluim (Lake) (23 km)
Beinn nam Bad Mor (Hill) (23 km)
Tarf Tail (Point) (25 km)
Caol Loch (Lake) (25 km)
The Brook (Bay) (27 km)
The Haven (Bay) (27 km)
Transport
Railway stations identified as being in or close to Castletown.
Thurso Railway Station (8 km)Georgemas Junction Railway Station (9 km)
Scotscalder Railway Station (15 km)
Wick Railway Station (23 km)
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