Old St. Peter’s Kirk
Old St. Peter’s Kirk is a ruins in Highland Council, Scotland. Old St. Peter’s Kirk is situated nearby to the church Salvation Army, as well as near the museum North Coast Visitor Centre.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: 24/7
- Type: Ruins
- Wheelchair access: no
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thurso Castle and St Andrew’s Church, Olrig 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. Thurso Castle is situated 1,700 feet northeast of Old St. Peter’s Kirk.
St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso
Church
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St Andrew’s Church, Olrig Street, Thurso is situated 1,400 feet west of Old St. Peter’s Kirk.
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 1,600 feet southwest of Old St. Peter’s Kirk.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Thurso and Thurso East.
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.
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.
Old St. Peter’s Kirk
- Category: historic site
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.59655° or 58° 35′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.51526° or 3° 30′ 55″ westOpen location code
9CCRHFWM+JVOpenStreetMap ID
way 406360134OpenStreetMap feature
historic=ruinsOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=no
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old St Peter’s Kirk and Salvation Army.
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