Thurso
Thurso is a railway station in Caithness, Highland Council, Scotland. Thurso is situated nearby to Library, as well as near St Anne’s RC Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurso railway station and St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso.
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.
St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso
Church
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St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso is situated 1,900 feet northeast of Thurso.
Dunbar Hospital
Hospital
Dunbar Hospital is a health facility in Ormlie Road, Thurso, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Highland. Dunbar Hospital is situated 3,100 feet southwest of Thurso.
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.
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
- Type: Railway station
- Wheelchair access: yes
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Caithness, Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.58974° or 58° 35′ 23″ northLongitude
-3.52787° or 3° 31′ 40″ westOperator
ScotRailNetwork
National RailOpen location code
9CCRHFQC+VVOpenStreetMap ID
node 25254573OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
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