Difference between revisions of "Scrabster"
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'''Scrabster''' is a small settlement located on [[Thurso Bay]] on the north coast of [[Caithness]]. It is some 1½ miles north of [[Thurso]] and serves as that town's deep water port. | '''Scrabster''' is a small settlement located on [[Thurso Bay]] on the north coast of [[Caithness]]. It is some 1½ miles north of [[Thurso]] and serves as that town's deep water port. | ||
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==Ferries== | ==Ferries== | ||
*The Northlink ferry (MV ''Hamnavoe'') leaves from Scrabster regularly for [[Stromness]] in [[Orkney]]. | *The Northlink ferry (MV ''Hamnavoe'') leaves from Scrabster regularly for [[Stromness]] in [[Orkney]]. | ||
| − | *In summer months, Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands, but this was discontinued in 2008 and awaits any replacement. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7721684.stm] | + | *In summer months, Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands, but this was discontinued in 2008 and awaits any replacement.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7721684.stm]</ref> |
*Smyril Line operated a service from Scrabster to Iceland in 2008. | *Smyril Line operated a service from Scrabster to Iceland in 2008. | ||
| − | == Outside links == | + | ==Outside links== |
| − | * [http://www.scrabster.co.uk/ Scrabster Harbour Trust] | + | *[http://www.scrabster.co.uk/ Scrabster Harbour Trust] |
| − | * [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/thurso/thurso/index.html Thurso on | + | *[http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/thurso/thurso/index.html Thurso on ''Undiscovered Scotland''] |
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Towns and villages in Caithness]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Caithness]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:01, 13 June 2016
Scrabster is a small settlement located on Thurso Bay on the north coast of Caithness. It is some 1½ miles north of Thurso and serves as that town's deep water port.
The port of Scrabster lies a mile and a half west of the estuary of the River Thurso. It has a deep water harbour in the shelter of Holborn Head. The harbour includes a berth for the MV Hamnavoe, a roll-on/roll-off ferry linking the mainland with Stromness on Orkney, and is Orkney's main connection to Great Britain.
Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry[1], and is now the 2nd largest whitefish harbour in Scotland. A large fishmart is held at Scrabster and the local lifeboat is stationed there too.
Ferries
- The Northlink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) leaves from Scrabster regularly for Stromness in Orkney.
- In summer months, Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands, but this was discontinued in 2008 and awaits any replacement.[2]
- Smyril Line operated a service from Scrabster to Iceland in 2008.
