Difference between revisions of "Spittal, Caithness"
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'''Spittal''' is a small hamlet in the very centre of [[Caithness]]. It stands nine miles south of [[Thurso]] and a mile and a half north of [[Mybster]]. The main A9 road runs past Spittal. | '''Spittal''' is a small hamlet in the very centre of [[Caithness]]. It stands nine miles south of [[Thurso]] and a mile and a half north of [[Mybster]]. The main A9 road runs past Spittal. | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 13 June 2016
| Spittal | |
| Caithness | |
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 Cottage at Spittal | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ND167541 |
| Location: | 58°28’4"N, 3°25’44"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wick |
| Postcode: | KW1 5 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Spittal is a small hamlet in the very centre of Caithness. It stands nine miles south of Thurso and a mile and a half north of Mybster. The main A9 road runs past Spittal.
North of the hamlet is a quarry, Spittal Quarry, supplying Caithness flag, for paving stones.
Outside links
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("Wikimedia Commons" has material about Spittal, Caithness) |
