Scrabster

Scrabster Harbour

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 1 12 miles (2.4 km) from Thurso, 22 12 miles (36.2 km) from Wick and 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness.

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

During the Second World War, Scrabster harbour was the base for a ferry operation started to carry military explosives to Scapa Flow. Initially running a 40 ft, (12.2 m) King's Lynn pilotcutter "MERMAID" built in 1908, Antony Bridges maintained the service until 1945.[4]

Ferries

Far North Line

The nearest railway line is the Far North Line connecting Thurso railway station to Inverness railway station.

References

  1. Paul Kavanagh. "List of railway station names". Newsnetscotland.com. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database". Gaelicplacenames.org. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. Archived October 23, 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Scapa Ferry, Antony Bridges, ISBN 0 09 916960 6, 1957.
  5. "Summer ferry sailings cancelled". BBC News. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.

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Coordinates: 58°36′35″N 3°33′09″W / 58.60972°N 3.55250°W / 58.60972; -3.55250

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