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Scrabster ( sco, Scraibster,
gd, Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal) is a small settlement on
Thurso Bay
Thurso Bay, known also as Scrabster Bay, is a bay of Atlantic water between the points of Clairdon Head and Holborn Head on the north coast of Caithness, Scotland.
The bay receives fresh water from the River Thurso and the Wolf Burn. The river m ...
in
Caithness on the north coast of
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...
. It is some from
Thurso
Thurso (pronounced ; sco, Thursa, gd, 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 Gre ...
, from
Wick
Wick most often refers to:
* Capillary action ("wicking")
** Candle wick, the cord used in a candle or oil lamp
** Solder wick, a copper-braided wire used to desolder electronic contacts
Wick or WICK may also refer to:
Places and placename ...
, from
Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.
During the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, munitions were ferried to
Scapa Flow from Scrabster harbour aboard the 40 ft (12.2 m) pilot cutter ''Mermaid'' (registered in
King's Lynn and built in 1908), skippered by Antony Bridges.
Transport
The
Northlink ferry () leaves regularly from Scrabster for
Stromness in
Orkney.
Smyril Line
Smyril Line is a Faroese shipping company, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland. It previously also served Norway and the United Kingdom. is the Faroese word for the merlin.
History
Since 1983, the company has operated a r ...
operated a weekly service to the
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlantic island group and an autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark.
They are located north-northwest of Scotland, and about halfway bet ...
in the summer months, but this was discontinued in 2008.
The nearest railway line is the
Far North Line
The Far North Line is a rural railway line entirely within the Highland area of Scotland, extending from Inverness to Thurso and Wick. As the name suggests, it is the northernmost railway in the United Kingdom. The line is entirely single-trac ...
connecting
Thurso railway station
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, symbol = rail
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, caption = 158701 departing Thurso bound for
, borough = Thurso, Highland
, country = Scotland
, coor ...
to
Inverness railway station
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, symbol = rail
, image = Inverness Station 2.jpg
, caption = Inverness railway station
, borough = Inverness, Highland
, country = Scotland
, coord ...
.
Notable people
*
George Bain, who led the revivification of
Celtic Art
Celtic art is associated with the peoples known as Celts; those who spoke the Celtic languages in Europe from pre-history through to the modern period, as well as the art of ancient peoples whose language is uncertain, but have cultural and styli ...
.
References
External links
Scrabster Harbour Trust
Populated places in Caithness
Fishing communities in Scotland
Enterprise areas of Scotland
Thurso
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