Halkirk
Halkirk is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Braal Castle and Georgemas Junction railway station.
Braal Castle
Castle
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Braal Castle is located by the River Thurso north of the village of Halkirk, in Caithness, northern Scotland. The ruined castle, which dates back to the mid-14th century, was originally known as the Castle of Brathwell.
Georgemas Junction railway station
Railway station
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Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway station on the Far North Line in the far north of Scotland. The station, which is in the Highland council area, serves several rural hamlets in the historic county of Caithness, including Georgemas, Roadside and Banniskirk and the village of Halkirk, which lies approximately 1.6 miles west of the station. Georgemas Junction railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Halkirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso and Thurso East.
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.
Thurso East
Quarter
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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 East is situated 6 miles north of Halkirk.
Murkle
Village
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Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East Murkle and West Murkle located one mile east of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Murkle is situated 6 miles north of Halkirk.
Halkirk
- Type: Village with 940 residents
- Description: village on the River Thurso in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.5139° or 58° 30′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.49528° or 3° 29′ 43″ westPopulation
940Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB HKIOpen location code
9CCRGG73+HVOpenStreetMap ID
node 1469419092OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Halkirk” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Halkirk”
- Catalan: “Halkirk”
- Cebuano: “Halkirk”
- Dutch: “Halkirk”
- French: “Halkirk”
- German: “Halkirk”
- Irish: “Hacraig”
- Irish: “Hàcraig”
- Italian: “Halkirk”
- Japanese: “ハルカーク”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Halkirk”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Halkirk”
- Norwegian: “Halkirk”
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): “Heallcirice”
- Scots: “Hawkrig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Hacraig”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Hàcraig”
- Spanish: “Halkirk”
- Swedish: “Halkirk”
- Welsh: “Halkirk”
- “Halkirk”
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