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.Places of Interest
Highlights: Braal Castle and Georgemas Junction railway station.
Georgemas Junction railway station
Railway station
Georgemas Junction railway station is a railway… Georgemas Junction railway station is situated 1½ miles east of Halkirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso and Thurso East.
Thurso
Thurso is a town in Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland, with a population of 7390 in 2020.Thurso East
Quarter
Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5… Thurso East is situated 6 miles north of Halkirk.
Murkle
Village
Murkle is a small scattered hamlet, made up of East… 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″ north
Longitude
-3.49528° or 3° 29′ 43″ west
Population
940
Elevation
138 feet (42 metres)
UN/LOCODE
GB HKI
Open location code
9CCRGG73+HV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap 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”
- Tumbuka: “Halkirk”
- Urdu: “ہالکرک”
- Welsh: “Halkirk”
- “Halkirk”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Houstry and Hoy.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Halkirk Parish Church and Ross Institute.
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