Scouthal Burn, a continuation of Burn of Acharole has its
source in the
Flow Country of
Caithness
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Caithness has a land boundary with the historic county of Sutherland to the west and is otherwise bounded by ...
, in the
Highland area of
Scotland, at a height of around 50 metres, at the confluence of the
Burn of Achorole
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and
Alt Feithe Buidhe
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and about three kilometres south/southwest of the village of
Watten.
Scouthal Burn meanders generally north/north-westward, across a distance of about two kilometres, with the
Moss of Badarclay
Mosses are small, non-vascular flowerless plants in the taxonomic division Bryophyta (, ) ''sensu stricto''. Bryophyta (''sensu lato'', Schimp. 1879) may also refer to the parent group bryophytes, which comprise liverworts, mosses, and hornw ...
to its east, to join
Strath Burn
Strath Burn is a stream which has its source in the Flow Country of Caithness, Scotland, at a height above sea level of around 70 metres, at the confluence of Kensary Burn, and Rowens Burn, and about five kilometres south of the village of Wat ...
and so form the source of the
Wick River
Wick River, known also as River Wick, is a river in Caithness in Highland, Scotland. It has its source at the confluence of Scouthal Burn and Strath Burn near Achingale Mill at the northern end of Bardarclay Moss () in the Flow Country. The ...
, at around 25 metres and about one kilometre south of Watten.
Caithness
Rivers of Highland (council area)
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