Difference between revisions of "Caithness"
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'''Caithness''' is the land beyond [[Highlands of Scotland|the Highlands]]. It is a triangular [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] at the north-eastern tip of [[Great Britain]], bounded to the north and the east by the sea and to the west by [[Sutherland]]. | '''Caithness''' is the land beyond [[Highlands of Scotland|the Highlands]]. It is a triangular [[Counties of the United Kingdom|county]] at the north-eastern tip of [[Great Britain]], bounded to the north and the east by the sea and to the west by [[Sutherland]]. | ||
The land of Caithness is low-lying, in remarkable contrast to the mountainous shires elsewhere in the north. | The land of Caithness is low-lying, in remarkable contrast to the mountainous shires elsewhere in the north. | ||
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| + | *[[Wick]] | ||
| + | *[[Castletown]] | ||
| + | *[[Halkirk]] | ||
| + | *[[Thurso]] | ||
| + | ==Parishes== | ||
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| + | *[[Bower]] | ||
| + | *[[Canisbay]] | ||
| + | *[[Dunnet]] | ||
| + | *[[Halkirk]] | ||
| + | *[[Latheron]] | ||
| + | *[[Olrig]] | ||
| + | *[[Reay]] | ||
| + | *[[Thurso]] | ||
| + | *[[Watten]] | ||
| + | *[[Wick]] | ||
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{{British county}} | {{British county}} | ||
Revision as of 13:52, 12 August 2010
| Caithness United Kingdom | |
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| Area: | 618 square miles |
| Population: | Template:Hcspop |
| County town: | Wick |
| County flower: | Scottish primrose [1] |
Caithness is the land beyond the Highlands. It is a triangular county at the north-eastern tip of Great Britain, bounded to the north and the east by the sea and to the west by Sutherland.
The land of Caithness is low-lying, in remarkable contrast to the mountainous shires elsewhere in the north.
Towns and villages
Parishes
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