Thurso
Thurso is a community as well as previous burgh on the north coast of the Highland council location of Scotland. Positioned in the historical area of Caithness, it is the northern most town on the British landmass. It exists at the junction of the north-south A9 road as well as the west-east A836 road, connected to Bridge of Forss in the west and also Castletown in the eastern. The 34-mile (55 km) River Thurso flows via the community as well as right into Thurso Bay and also the Pentland Firth. The river estuary acts as a small harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The larger Thurso civil parish consisting of the town and also the surrounding countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso functioned as a crucial Norse port, and later on patronized ports throughout north Europe up until the 19th century. A growing angling centre, Thurso additionally had a credibility for its linen-cloth and also tanning activities. As of 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although primarily decommissioned at the end of the 20th century, uses a significant variety of the neighborhood populace. The Category-A detailed wrecked Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is one of the earliest churches in Scotland, dating to at least 1125. The current church, St Andrew's and also St Peter's, was constructed in 1832 to a layout by William Burn in the Gothic design. The community consists of the primary school of North Highland College and also Thurso Senior High School, the northernmost secondary school on the British landmass, which was established in 1958. Thurso Castle, constructed in 1872, remains in damages. 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 in 1874, was the most north station on the Sutherland as well as Caithness Train. The close-by port of Scrabster gives ferry solutions to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) runs between Scrabster and Stromness.