Strathy

Strathy

Strathy
Strathy
Strathy shown within the Sutherland area
OS grid reference NC841650
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THURSO
Postcode district KW14
Dialling code 01641
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Strathy (from Scottish Gaelic Srathaidh, meaning 'place of the strath')[1] is a scattered community in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands.

Strathy is on the north coast of Scotland, on the A836 road some twenty miles west of Thurso. The village itself includes at least three distinct areas:

These generally enclose the rest of the village, mainly comprising Steven Terrace. If welcoming signposts are taken to represent the limits of the village, Strathy is contained in these areas. However, some would say that Strathy also takes in the settlement of Baligill to the east, and also Brawl, Aultiphurst and Laidnagullin to the west, essentially the entire community found between the Baligill Burn and the Armadale 'Big' Burn.

Climate

Climate data for Strathy East 1981-2010
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 6.2
(43.2)
6.6
(43.9)
8.0
(46.4)
10.2
(50.4)
12.7
(54.9)
14.6
(58.3)
16.6
(61.9)
16.6
(61.9)
14.6
(58.3)
11.6
(52.9)
8.5
(47.3)
6.6
(43.9)
11.07
(51.94)
Average low °C (°F) 0.8
(33.4)
0.8
(33.4)
1.7
(35.1)
3.2
(37.8)
5.2
(41.4)
8.1
(46.6)
10.1
(50.2)
10.2
(50.4)
8.2
(46.8)
5.8
(42.4)
3.2
(37.8)
1.1
(34)
4.87
(40.78)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 100.4
(3.953)
79.4
(3.126)
82.3
(3.24)
58.0
(2.283)
55.3
(2.177)
63.7
(2.508)
70.5
(2.776)
76.3
(3.004)
96.8
(3.811)
104.0
(4.094)
115.5
(4.547)
100.4
(3.953)
1,002.6
(39.472)
Average rainy days 18.6 15.9 16.2 12.8 12.0 12.6 13.7 15.1 15.5 17.6 18.5 17.6 186.1
Mean monthly sunshine hours 36.6 67.9 96.4 145.3 196.3 157.3 140.9 135.2 114.1 76.2 45.7 28.7 1,240.6
Source: Met Office[2]
Strathy Point Lighthouse

Strathy Point Lighthouse in July 2007
Scotland
Location Strathy Point
Highland
Scotland
United Kingdom
Coordinates 58°35′56″N 4°01′07″W / 58.598752°N 4.018545°W / 58.598752; -4.018545
Year first constructed 1958
Deactivated 2012
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower on the top of the keeper’s house
Markings / pattern white tower, black lantern, ochre trim
Height 14 metres (46 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Range 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 20s.
Admiralty number A3590
NGA number 3048
ARLHS number SCO-227
Managing agent

private[3]

[4]

See also


References

  1. Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.
  2. http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/climate/gfmjjhy0r
  3. Strathy Point The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 17 May 2016
  4. Strathy Point Northern Lighthouse Board. Retrieved 17 May 2016



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