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Caithness (/ k eɪ θ ˈ n ɛ s /; Scottish Gaelic: Gallaibh [ˈkal̪ˠɪv]; Old Norse: Katanes [2]) is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland.. There are two towns, being Wick, which was the county town, and Thurso.
Caithness and Sutherland Peatlands has been recognised as a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention, [2] and has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a Special Protection Area and a Special Area of Conservation. [4] [1] [5] 154 km 2 of the area is also designated as the Forsinard Flows national nature ...
Ca na Catanach (translation: "Sutherland Men's Path") [1] is a road and footpath between Sutherland and Caithness through the moorland in the northeastern Scottish Highlands. [2] [3] Noted as a post-medieval drovers' road in the Highland Historic Environment Record, [1] it is also a 22-mile (35 km) Heritage Path. [4]
Camster Long Cairn, Caithness. The Grey Cairns of Camster are two large Neolithic chambered cairns about 8 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (14 kilometres) south of Watten and 5 miles (8 km) north of Lybster in Caithness, in the Highland region of Scotland. They are among the oldest structures in Scotland, dating to about 5,000 years ago.
Shalmstry is similar to the rest of the remote countryside nearby, with large amounts of grassland and some marsh and wetlands near the local water outlets and the River Thurso. Apart from Thurso, there are no large settlements, only small hamlets and scattered settlements in places. Shalmstry fits this trend as it is a remote, small ...
Latheron (from Scottish Gaelic Latharn 'muddy place') [1] is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, [2] centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99. [3] The Clan Gunn Heritage Centre and Museum is housed in the old Parish Church (built in 1734).
As the track passes through Caithness countryside, it eventually reaches Altnabreac station. [ W ] This single-platform halt is often listed as one of Britain's most geographically isolated railway stations, being about 11 miles (18 km) from the nearest village and 6.8 miles (11 km) from the nearest paved road. [ 8 ]
Brough /brɒx/ is a small village in Caithness on the far north coast of mainland Scotland. [1] It is the most northerly village of mainland Great Britain.It is 10 miles (16 km) east of Thurso, 20 miles (32 km) north-west of Wick, 200 miles (320 km) north of Edinburgh, and 500 miles (800 km) north of London.