Scrabster

Scrabster (Scots: Scraibster,^[1] Scottish Gaelic: Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal)^[2] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1½ miles (2.5 km) from Thurso, 22½ miles (38 km) from Wick and 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness.

Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.^[3]

Ferries

• The Northlink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) leaves from Scrabster regularly for Stromness in Orkney.
• In summer months, Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands, but this was discontinued in 2008. [1]
• Smyril Line operated a service from Scrabster to Iceland in 2008.

References

External links

• Scrabster Harbour Trust
• Thurso on undiscovered Scotland