Newport is a small remote village on the eastern shore of
Caithness
Caithness (; ; ) is a Shires of Scotland, historic county, registration county and Lieutenancy areas of Scotland, lieutenancy area of Scotland.
There are two towns, being Wick, Caithness, Wick, which was the county town, and Thurso. The count ...
,
Scottish Highlands
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and is in the
Scottish council area of
Highland
Highlands or uplands are areas of high elevation such as a mountainous region, elevated mountainous plateau or high hills. Generally, ''upland'' refers to a range of hills, typically from up to , while ''highland'' is usually reserved for range ...
.
lies 1 mile northeast along the
A9 road coast road, with
Dunbeath lying 2 miles further north.
Berriedale is directly south of the village.
References
Populated places in Caithness
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