Altnabreac

Altnabreac

infobox UK place
country = Scotland
official_name= Altnabreac
gaelic_name= Allt nam Breac
population =
os_grid_reference=
latitude= 58.38
longitude= -3.70
unitary_scotland= Highland
lieutenancy_scotland= Caithness
constituency_westminster= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
constituency_scottish_parliament= Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
post_town= HALKIRK
postcode_district = KW12
postcode_area= KW
dial_code=

Altnabreac (Gaelic: "Allt nam Breac") is a small settlement within the former county of Caithness, in the north of Scotland, and now within the Highland council area. The settlement, notable for its remoteness, consists of Altnabreac railway station, the former Altnabreac School (converted into a house in 1986), a couple of scattered dwellings, and can only be approached by train or along unsurfaced roads from the main road network many miles away.

Altnabreac, as with nearby Dounreay, was considered as a location for a final repository for the UK's nuclear waste, however this idea was not pursued.

External links

*Sildb prim|ABC|Station information
*Mmukpcloc|KW12|6UR
*Brldb prim|ABC|Live departures and arrivals
* [http://www.jbutler.org.uk/e2e/csw/w11/index.shtml Walking to Altnabreac]


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