Georgemas
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| Georgemas | |
| Caithness | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ND155592 |
| Location: | 58°31’12"N, 3°27’0"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Halkirk |
| Postcode: | KW12 |
| Dialling code: | 01847 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Georgemas is an scattered hamlet in Caithness, about five mles south of Thurso and about a mile east of the nearest village, Halkirk.
The place is on the A9, A882 and B874 roads, the former two meeting at a crossroads within the Georgemas area with the B874.
The name Georgemas is that of the former St George's Day agricultural fair which was held in the area, on Sordale Hill. Georgemas Junction, the station name, dates from 1874.
Rail transport
Georgemas has no real town or village centre of its own but it does have an unstaffed railway station called Georgemas Junction. The station is on the picturesque Far North Line and is the junction for the Wick and Thurso lines. It is located east of Scotscalder, west of Wick station and south of Thurso.