Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Dounreay

Dounreay, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles NE. of Reay, N. Caithness-shire; in vicinity are the ruins of Dounreay Castle, ancient seat of the Reays.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Reay ScoP       Caithness ScoCnty
Place: Dounreay

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