Totegan

Totegan
Totegan Location within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference	NC8272667913
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Sutherland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WICK
Postcode district	KW1
Dialling code	01955
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°35′00″N4°01′08″W / 58.583333°N 4.018775°W / 58.583333; -4.018775

Totegan is a hamlet in Sutherland, Scotland and is one of the most northerly settlements in mainland Scotland. The nearest main road to the hamlet is the A386. The hamlet only has a few cottages.

Strathy Point Lighthouse, the first all-electric lighthouse in Scotland, is situated to the north of Totegan. ^[1]

The nearest village is Strathy.

History

The area has archaeological landscape evidence of prehistoric settlement, including a long-house. ^[2]

References

1. "Strathy Point Lighthouse". Canmore. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
2. "Totegan". Canmore. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2025.

See also

• Extreme points of the United Kingdom