Thurso is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Great Britai
Thurso viewed from Mountpleasant
View of Thurso from the north
Caithness is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.
Thurso
…Gaelic: Inbhir Theòrsa ) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Great Britain. From a latitudinal standpoint, Thurso is located more than 500 miles (800 km) north of…
Caithness landscape, looking towards Halkirk from Beinn Freiceadain
St John's Loch near Dunnet Head has the distinction of supporting the most northerly hatch of Mayfly in the British Isles
Keiss Castle: 16th century but possibly on site of an earlier building
Wick Town Hall, built 1828: Former meeting place of both Caithness County Council and Wick Town Council