Thurso
Thurso is a community and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Positioned in the historic location of Caithness, it is the northernmost 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 also Castletown in the east. The 34-mile (55 kilometres) River Thurso streams through the community and also right into Thurso Bay and also the Pentland Firth. The river estuary functions as a tiny harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The bigger Thurso civil parish including the town and also the surrounding countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso operated as an important Norse port, and also later on traded with ports throughout northern Europe up until the 19th century. A growing fishing centre, Thurso also had a credibility for its linen-cloth as well as tanning tasks. As of 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although primarily decommissioned at the end of the 20th century, employs a substantial variety of the neighborhood populace. The Category-A listed messed up Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is one of the earliest churches in Scotland, dating to a minimum of 1125. The current church, St Andrew's as well as St Peter's, was constructed in 1832 to a layout by William Burn in the Gothic style. The community has the major school of North Highland College as well as Thurso Secondary School, the northern most high school on the British landmass, which was developed in 1958. Thurso Castle, constructed in 1872, remains in damages. Thurso is residence to the football (football) group, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, and also the rugby teams Caithness Crushers and also Caithness RFC. Thurso railway station, opened up in 1874, was one of the most northern station on the Sutherland and also Caithness Railway. The close-by port of Scrabster gives ferryboat solutions to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) operates in between Scrabster and also Stromness.
