Thurso
Thurso is a town and also former burgh on the north coastline of the Highland council area of Scotland. Located in the historical location of Caithness, it is the northern most town on the British mainland. It lies at the joint of the north-south A9 road and also the west-east A836 road, connected to Bridge of Forss in the west as well as Castletown in the eastern. The 34-mile (55 km) River Thurso streams with the town and right into Thurso Bay and the Pentland Firth. The river estuary functions as a tiny harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The larger Thurso civil parish including the community as well as the surrounding countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso functioned as a crucial Norse port, and also later patronized ports throughout north Europe till the 19th century. A prospering angling centre, Thurso also had a track record for its linen-cloth and also tanning tasks. Since 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although mainly deactivated at the end of the 20th century, employs a considerable variety of the regional populace. The Category-A noted wrecked Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is one of the oldest churches in Scotland, dating to at the very least 1125. The existing church, St Andrew's and St Peter's, was integrated in 1832 to a design by William Burn in the Gothic design. The town includes the major campus of North Highland University as well as Thurso High School, the northern most senior high school on the British landmass, which was established in 1958. Thurso Castle, built in 1872, is in ruins. Thurso is residence to the football (football) team, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, and the rugby teams Caithness Crushers and also Caithness RFC. Thurso train station, opened up in 1874, was the most northern station on the Sutherland and Caithness Train. The close-by port of Scrabster provides ferry services to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) operates between Scrabster and Stromness.
