Mountvernon
Mountvernon is a quarter in Highland Council, Scotland. Mountvernon is situated nearby to the town Thurso, as well as near the quarter Ormlie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thurso railway station and Dunbar Hospital.
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.
Dunbar Hospital
Hospital
Dunbar Hospital is a health facility in Ormlie Road, Thurso, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland.
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 and Thurso East.
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.
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.
Mountvernon
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Mount Vernon”
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.58641° or 58° 35′ 11″ northLongitude
-3.52401° or 3° 31′ 26″ westElevation
79 feet (24 metres)Open location code
9CCRHFPG+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 766946886OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13271925
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