Scrabster Lighthouse or Holborn Head Lighthouse was completed in 1862, but is now decommissioned.
The two keeper’s cottages are holiday accommodation.

The walk to Holborn Head is accessed on the path through the keeper’s cottage garden. The headland has great views across to Orkney when there is good visibility.

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October 29, 2022

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Scrabster Lighthouse or Holburn Head Lighthouse (spelt differently to the headland) was completed in 1862. It was decommissioned in 2003 and the two keeper’s cottages are now holiday accommodation.
Holborn Head is accessed on the path through the keeper’s cottage garden. The headland has great views across to Orkney when there is good visibility. There is also an old hill fort, it hasn’t been dated but is thought to be Bronze age or Pictish.

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October 12, 2022

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