Thurso Castle
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.Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Peter And The Holy Rood Episcopal Church, 2 Sir George’s Street, Thurso and St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso.
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 3,300 feet southwest of Thurso Castle.
St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso
Church
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St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Thurso Castle.
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. Thurso railway station is situated 1 mile southwest of Thurso Castle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso East and Thurso.
Thurso East
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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
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.
Burnside
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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 Castle
- Type: Castle
- Description: castle in the UK
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.59943° or 58° 35′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.50794° or 3° 30′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CCRHFXR+QROpenStreetMap ID
way 232569919OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q2745807
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Turkish—“Thurso Castle” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Thurso Castle”
- German: “Thurso Castle”
- Japanese: “サーソー城”
- Turkish: “Thurso Kalesi”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old St Peter’s Kirk and Salvation Army.
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