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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Dounreay like this:
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.
Dounreay is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Dounreay itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Dounreay, in Highland and Caithness | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26927
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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