Thurso
Thurso is a town as well as former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Located in the historical location of Caithness, it is the northernmost community on the British landmass. It lies at the junction of the north-south A9 road and the west-east A836 road, connected to Bridge of Forss in the west and Castletown in the eastern. The 34-mile (55 kilometres) River Thurso flows through the town and also into Thurso Bay and 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 church including the town and the bordering countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso worked as a crucial Norse port, as well as later patronized ports throughout northern Europe until the 19th century. A thriving fishing centre, Thurso additionally had a reputation for its linen-cloth as well as tanning activities. Since 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although primarily decommissioned at the end of the 20th century, employs a significant variety of the regional populace. The Category-A provided spoiled Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is among the earliest churches in Scotland, dating to at the very least 1125. The current church, St Andrew's and St Peter's, was integrated in 1832 to a design by William Burn in the Gothic style. The community includes the main school of North Highland University as well as Thurso Senior High School, the northernmost secondary school on the British landmass, which was established in 1958. Thurso Castle, built in 1872, is in damages. Thurso is residence to the football (soccer) team, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, as well as the rugby teams Caithness Crushers and also Caithness RFC. Thurso train station, opened in 1874, was the most northern station on the Sutherland and Caithness Railway. The close-by port of Scrabster supplies ferryboat solutions to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) runs between Scrabster and also Stromness.