Wick
Wick is a community as well as royal burgh in Caithness, in the much north of Scotland. The community straddles the River Wick and overlaps both sides of Wick Bay. Wick Locality had a population of 6,954 at the time of the 2011 census, a reduction of 3.8% from 2001. Pulteneytown, which was created on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society throughout the 19th century, was officially merged into the burgh in 1902. The community gets on the highway (the A99-- A9 road) linking John o' Groats with southern Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick train station with southerly Scotland and also with Thurso, the other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport terminal gets on Wick's northern borders. The airport has 2 useful paths. A third is derelict. The main offices of The John O'Groat Journal and The Caithness Carrier lie in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Collection and also local offices of the Highland Council. Wick Sheriff Court is one of 16 constable courts serving the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland as well as Islands.