Dunbeath
Dunbeath
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Kenn and the Salmon, a statue in memory of Neil Gunn at Dunbeath harbour | |
Dunbeath Location within the Caithness area | |
| OS grid reference | ND160298 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | DUNBEATH |
| Postcode district | KW6 |
| Dialling code | 01593 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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| Scottish Parliament | |
Dunbeath (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheithe) is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. It sits astride the Dunbeath Water just before it enters the sea at Dunbeath Bay. Berriedale lies to the south and Latheronwheel to the north-east.
Dunbeath has a very rich archaeological landscape, the site of numerous Iron Age brochs and an early medieval monastic site (see Alex Morrison's archaeological survey, "Dunbeath: A Cultural Landscape".)
There is a community museum/landscape interpretation centre at the old village school (http://www.dunbeath-heritage.org.uk).