Wick is a Town in the county of Highland.

Wick postcode: KW1 4NB

Retail in Wick

There are great places to visit near Wick including some great towns, mountains and lakes.

Don't miss Fort William's towns if visiting the area around Wick.

Ben Nevis (Beinn Nibheis) is one of Wick's best, nearby mountains to visit in Wick.

Loch Linnhe is one of Wick's best, nearby lakes to visit in Wick.

Wick History

There are some historic monuments around Wick:

• Thrumster, settlement beside Burn of Swartigill Prehistoric domestic and defensive: settlement SM10105
• Watenan,fort 165m NW of,Ulbster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM4289
• Hempriggs, broch 200m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM883
• Stemster,broch 300m SSE of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM583
• Castle Girnigoe and Castle Sinclair Secular: castle SM622
• Garrywhin, fort and settlement, Ulbster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM548
• Kirk Tofts,broch,Keiss Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM560
• Loch of Yarrows, hut circle 300m ESE of South Yarrows Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM8533
• Castle Linglas,broch,Keiss Links Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM540
• Cairn Hanach,chambered cairn S side of Warehouse Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM433
• Watenan,fort 100m SSW of,Ulbster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: fort (includes hill and promontory fort) SM607
• Whitegate Broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13621
• Loch of Yarrows, cairn 550m ENE of South Yarrows Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM8520
• South Yarrows,long cairn 220m NW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM507
• Rockhill, standing stone 225m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM451
• The Pap,broch 350m E of Hillhead Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM578
• Loch of Yarrows, hut circle 450m SSE of S end of loch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM8516
• Cairn of Get, chambered cairn, cairns and cists Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM90048
• Cairn of Humster, broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM533
• Langstane, standing stone 40m S of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM501
• Tannach Mains,broch 275m N of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM586
• Borrowston, broch 260m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM527
• Thrumster Little,broch,Thrumster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM589
• Wick Airfield bomb stores, 315m and 400m SSE and 470m SE of Upper Ackergill 20th Century Military and Related: Magazines SM13668
• Watenan,broch 140m N of,Ulbster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM696
• Broughwhin, cairn and stone row 190m NW of Groat's Loch Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM429
• McCole's Castle, chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM467
• Loch of Yarrows, stone rows 350m SE of North Yarrows Prehistoric ritual and funerary: stone rows SM506
• Cairn Reain, chambered cairn Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM435
• Wick,Castle of Old Wick Secular: castle SM90065
• Loch of Yarrows,broch on SW side of,Thrumster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM611
• Cairns of Warehouse, cairns at N end of Warehouse Hill Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM436
• Cairn of Elsay, broch, Staxigoe Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM532
• Green Hill,broch 300m W of Mordwall Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM553
• Keiss Broch Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13623
• Thrumster House, broch 210m S of Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM13635
• Loch of Yarrows, hut circles & cairns 500m SSE of South Yarrows Prehistoric domestic and defensive: hut circle, roundhouse SM610
• Keiss Castle Secular: castle SM623
• Ulbster School, broch 125m S of Schoolhouse Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM595
• Groat's Loch, cairn 225m WSW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM4338
• Warehouse, broch and outworks 100m N of, Ulbster Prehistoric domestic and defensive: broch SM664
• Mains of Ulbster,chambered cairn 900m NNW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM466
• Loch of Yarrows, standing stones and cairn 500m ESE of S end of loch Prehistoric ritual and funerary: standing stone SM505
• Watenan,cairn & stone setting 400m W of,Ulbster Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM504
• Loch of Yarrows, two cairns 700m ENE of South Yarrows Prehistoric ritual and funerary: cairn (type uncertain) SM8521
• Barns of Hempriggs, chambered cairn 550m SSE of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: chambered cairn SM455
• South Yarrows,long cairn 210m SW of Prehistoric ritual and funerary: long cairn SM508