Scrabster
Scrabster
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 Scrabster Harbour | |
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| OS grid reference | ND099701 |
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| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THURSO |
| Postcode district | KW14 |
| Dialling code | 01847 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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Scrabster (Scottish Gaelic: Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal)[1] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles (36.2 km) from Wick, 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.[2]
During the Second World War, 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.[3]
Transport
[edit | edit source]The NorthLink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) leaves regularly from Scrabster for Stromness in Orkney. Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands in the summer months, but this was discontinued in 2008.[4]
The nearest railway line is the Far North Line, connecting Thurso to Inverness.
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- George Bain, who led the revivification of Celtic Art, was born in Scrabster.[5]
References
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- ^ [1] Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Scapa Ferry, Antony Bridges, Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)., 1957.
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External links
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