Scrabster Road
Scrabster Road is an anchorage in Highland Council, Scotland. Scrabster Road is situated nearby to the quarter Burnside, as well as near Pennyland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scrabster Castle and St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso.
Scrabster Castle
Ruins
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scrabster Castle was a castle, near Burnside, about 0.5 miles north and west of Thurso, and 0.5 miles south of the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland, south of Thurso Bay. It is on an eroding promontory.
Thurso railway station
Railway stop
Photo: Sunil060902, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thurso railway station is a railway station located in Thurso, in the Highland council area in the far north of Scotland. It serves the town and its surrounding areas, along with ferry services linking the mainland with Stromness on the Orkney Islands.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burnside and Thurso.
Burnside
Quarter
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.
Thurso
Photo: Massimo Telò, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Thurso East
Quarter
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.
Scrabster Road
- Type: Anchorage
- Category: transportation
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.6° or 58° 36′ northLongitude
-3.53333° or 3° 32′ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
9CCRHFX8+XMGeoNames ID
2638338
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scrabster Bay and Scrabster Ferry Port.
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