Dunnet Head Lighthouse

Stands on the true northernmost point of mainland Britain, above red sandstone cliffs looking across the Pentland Firth to Orkney.

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Dunnet Head Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Highland. The nearest railway station is Thurso, 12.6 km to the south-west.

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