Mountpleasant
Mountpleasant is a quarter in Highland Council, Scotland. Mountpleasant is situated nearby to the quarter Thurso East, as well as near Fisher Biggins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thurso Castle and St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso.
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.
St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso
Church
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Thurso railway station
Railway stop
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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 Thurso East and Thurso.
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.
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.
Mountpleasant
- Type: Quarter
- Also known as: “Mount Pleasant”, “Spring Park”, and “Springpark”
- Category: locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.59278° or 58° 35′ 34″ northLongitude
-3.51° or 3° 30′ 36″ westElevation
72 feet (22 metres)Open location code
9CCRHFVR+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 766741595OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarterGeoNames ID
13271996
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