River Thurso
The River Thurso has Loch Rumsdale in Caithness as its source, about 26 kilometres south and 14 kilometres west of the burgh of Thurso, Caithness, and about 2 kilometres south of the railway line linking the burghs of Thurso and Wick with Inverness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Highland, Scotland, UK, flows into the North Sea at Thurso Bay
- Also known as: “Strathmore Water” and “Thurso Water”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thurso Castle and St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso.
Thurso Castle
Castle
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. Situated in Thurso East,east of the River Thurso, the site can be seen from across the river.
St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso
Church
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Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso East and Thurso.
Thurso East
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Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5 miles east of Thurso, Caithness, northern Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Thurso, overlooked by the remains of Thurso Castle.
Thurso
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Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020. The name probably refers to the deity Thor, and this area was Norse until the 13th century.
Burnside
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Burnside is a predominantly residential area of Thurso, Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. Much of the district was built up during the latter half of the 20th century, and this development began in the region of the bridge which carries the A9 road over Wolf Burn, at grid reference ND106691.
River Thurso
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover River Thurso from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“River Thurso” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر تورسو”
- Asturian: “Ríu Thurso”
- Cebuano: “River Thurso”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر تورسو”
- German: “Thurso”
- Irish: “Abhainn Theórsa”
- Irish: “Abhainn Theòrsa”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Abhainn Theòrsa”
- Serbian: “Терсо”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Thurso”
- Swedish: “River Thurso”
- Welsh: “Afon Thurso”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Mountpleasant and Springpark.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scrabster Bay and Thurso railway station.
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