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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.
Dunbeath (Scottish Gaelic: Dùn Bheithe) [1] is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. [2] [3] It sits astride the Dunbeath Water just before it enters the sea at Dunbeath Bay.
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The Caithness Broch Project is a Scottish charity which aims to promote the county of Caithness as a heritage tourism destination. [1] Established as a company in October 2013 and granted charitable status in January 2016, the organisation highlights the region’s archaeological landscape, particularly the numerous brochs (Iron Age drystone towers), which have earned Caithness the reputation ...
The Whaligoe Steps is a man-made stairway of 365 steps that descend to what was a naturally formed harbour between two sea cliffs - once a landing place for fishing boats. The steps are located just south of the town of Wick in Caithness on Scotland's most northeasterly coast. They date originally from the mid-18th century and were once used by ...
Electing four members to the new ward, it is one of two within the Highland Council's Caithness ward management area and one of seven within the council's Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area. [29] Thurso Community Council was created in 1975 when the burgh was abolished. [17]
Lybster (/ ˈ l ɪ b s t ər /, Scottish Gaelic: Liabost) is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. [1] It was once a big herring fishing port. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. A small number of crab fishing boats also operate ...
The festival was first held in 2003. The festival aims to encourage young people to study science. [1]The Caithness International Science Festival is one of the largest science festivals in Scotland and thousands of people in the Highlands attend the festival every year at around a hundred events held in schools, local countryside with workshops, evening lectures and public open days all of ...