Georgemas

Places of Interest

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.

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.

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Halkirk

Village

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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. Halkirk is situated 1½ miles southwest of Georgemas.

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 5 miles north of Georgemas.

Castletown

Village

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Castletown is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness. Castletown is situated 5 miles northeast of Georgemas.

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