Scrabster(Scots:Scraibster,[1]Scottish Gaelic:Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal)[2]is a small settlement onThurso BayinCaithnesson the north coast ofScotland.It is some1+1⁄2miles (2.4 km) fromThurso,22+1⁄2miles (36.2 km) fromWick,112 miles (180 km) fromInvernessand 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.[3]
Scrabster
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 Scrabster Harbour | |
  Scrabster Location within theCaithnessarea | |
| OS grid reference | ND099701 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THURSO |
| Postcode district | KW14 |
| Dialling code | 01847 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
During theSecond World War,munitions were ferried toScapa Flowfrom Scrabster harbour aboard the 40 ft (12.2 m) pilot cutterMermaid(registered inKing's Lynnand built in 1908), skippered by Antony Bridges.[4]
Transport
editTheNorthLinkferry (MVHamnavoe) leaves regularly from Scrabster forStromnessinOrkney.Smyril Lineoperated a weekly service to theFaroe Islandsin the summer months, but this was discontinued in 2008.[5]
The nearest railway line is theFar North Line,connecting Thurso to Inverness.
Notable people
edit- George Bain,who led the revivification ofCeltic Art.
References
edit- ^Paul Kavanagh."List of railway station names".Newsnetscotland.com. Archived fromthe originalon 22 January 2013.Retrieved14 December2014.
- ^"Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database".Gaelicplacenames.org. Archived fromthe originalon 24 September 2015.Retrieved14 December2014.
- ^[1]Archived23 October 2007 at theWayback Machine
- ^Scapa Ferry, Antony Bridges,ISBN0 09 916960 6,1957.
- ^"Summer ferry sailings cancelled".BBC News.11 November 2008.Retrieved10 April2012.
External links
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