Thurso
Thurso is a community and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Located in the historical area of Caithness, it is the northern most community on the British landmass. It exists at the joint of the north-south A9 road as well as the west-east A836 road, linked to Bridge of Forss in the west as well as Castletown in the eastern. The 34-mile (55 kilometres) River Thurso moves with the community and right into Thurso Bay as well as the Pentland Firth. The river tidewater acts as a little harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The bigger Thurso civil parish including the community and the bordering countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso operated as an important Norse port, as well as later patronized ports throughout northern Europe till the 19th century. A flourishing fishing centre, Thurso also had a reputation for its linen-cloth as well as tanning tasks. Since 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although primarily decommissioned at the end of the 20th century, uses a significant number of the neighborhood population. The Category-A listed wrecked Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is among the oldest churches in Scotland, dating to a minimum of 1125. The existing church, St Andrew's and St Peter's, was built in 1832 to a style by William Burn in the Gothic style. The community consists of the main school of North Highland University and also Thurso High School, the northernmost senior high school on the British mainland, which was established in 1958. Thurso Castle, constructed in 1872, remains in ruins. Thurso is house to the football (football) team, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, and the rugby groups Caithness Crushers as well as Caithness RFC. Thurso railway station, opened in 1874, was one of the most north station on the Sutherland as well as Caithness Railway. The close-by port of Scrabster supplies ferryboat solutions to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) runs between Scrabster as well as Stromness.
