Bilbster
| Bilbster | |
| Caithness | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ND279530 |
| Location: | 58°27’0"N, 3°13’48"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Wick |
| Dialling code: | 01955 621 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Bilbster is a rural area in Caithness, situated on the A882 road, which consists of just a handful of houses spread over approximately a square mile. The nearest village is Watten which is approximately two miles to the north-west and the nearest town is the county town, Wick which is five miles to the south-east.
The name of the village is from the Old Norse language.
Bilbster is a farming area. The River Wick, which is a productive salmon river, flows to the north of the settlement. A nearby wind farm was opened in 2008, consisting of three wind turbines that together are capable of generating 3.9 megawatts of electricity.[1]
Bilbster railway station was closed in 1960.
Outside links
- Bilbster – Catihness.org
References
- ↑ "Bilbster Wind Farm". http://www.rwe.com/web/cms/en/310710/rwe-innogy/sites/wind-onshore/united-kingdom/in-operation/summary/. Retrieved 18 February 2016.