Thurso
Thurso is a town and former burgh on the north coastline of the Highland council area of Scotland. Positioned in the historical location of Caithness, it is the northern most community on the British mainland. It lies at the joint of the north-south A9 road and also the west-east A836 road, attached to Bridge of Forss in the west and Castletown in the east. The 34-mile (55 km) River Thurso streams through the community and 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 larger Thurso civil parish consisting of the town as well as the bordering countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso operated as a vital Norse port, as well as later on traded with ports throughout northern Europe till the 19th century. A thriving angling centre, Thurso additionally had a credibility for its linen-cloth and tanning tasks. As of 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although primarily decommissioned at the end of the 20th century, uses a considerable variety of the local populace. The Category-A noted ruined Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is one of the oldest churches in Scotland, dating to a minimum of 1125. The existing church, St Andrew's as well as St Peter's, was integrated in 1832 to a style by William Burn in the Gothic style. The town consists of the major school of North Highland University as well as Thurso High School, the northern most secondary school on the British landmass, which was established in 1958. Thurso Castle, built in 1872, is in ruins. Thurso is home to the football (football) group, Thurso FC, developed in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, as well as the rugby teams Caithness Crushers as well as Caithness RFC. Thurso railway station, opened up in 1874, was the most northern station on the Sutherland and Caithness Railway. The close-by port of Scrabster supplies ferryboat services to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) operates between Scrabster as well as Stromness.
