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.

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. Thurso Castle is situated 2½ miles northeast of Glengolly.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thurso and Burnside.

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

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. Burnside is situated 2 miles north of Glengolly.

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 2 miles northeast of Glengolly.

Glengolly

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.57216° or 58° 34′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.5463° or 3° 32′ 47″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

9CCRHFC3+VF

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1469358625

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

12266691

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