Wick (Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Ùige, Scots: Week or Weik) is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. Wick Locality had a population of 7,333 at the time of the 2001 census.
Population: 7,147
Latitude: 58° 26' 20.62" N
Longitude: -3° 05' 39.26" W
The Battle of Harpsdale (Battle of Achardale, Battle of Harpasdal) was a Scottish clan battle fought in 1426 at Achardale, about 8 miles (13 km) south of Thurso. The Clan Mackay had invaded Caithness from the west and Harpsdale was where the local c…
The Rumster Forest transmitting station is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility near the town of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland (grid reference ND197385).
The River Thurso (Scottish Gaelic: Abhainn Theòrsa) has Loch Rumsdale in Caithness as its source, about 26 kilometres south and 14 kilometres west of the burgh of Thurso, Caithness, and about 2 kilometres south of the railway line linking the burghs…
Haster is a district in Wick, a somewhat double-centred area in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland just west of the Bridge of Haster (ND327512), which carries the main road linking the burghs of Wick and Thurso (the A882-A9) over Achairn Bu…
Caithness General Hospital is a rural general hospital operated by NHS Highland, located in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. The hospital is the most northerly of the hospitals in Highland.
The Battle of Altimarlach or Battle of Altimarlech was a Scottish clan battle that took place on 13 July 1680. It was fought between the Clan Campbell and Clan Sinclair.
The Stone Lud is a standing stone in the parish of Bower in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland.
Roster Road Halt was a railway station located between Wick and Lybster in Highland, Scotland.
Lybster was a railway station located on the Wick and Lybster Railway in the Highland area of Scotland.
The A99 road is entirely within the former county of Caithness in the Highland of Scotland. It runs generally north/northeast from the A9 at Latheron to Wick and to the A836 at John o' Groats. It was part of the A9 until the A9 classification was tr…
Ulbster was a railway station located at Ulbster, Highland, between Wick and Lybster.
Thurso East (alternatively, the North Shore) is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5 miles (0.80 km) east of Thurso, Caithness, northern Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Thurso, overlooked by the remains of Thurso Castle. The re…
Parkside Halt was a railway station located between Ulbster and Lybster, Highland.
Olrig is a parish in Caithness, Scotland and the main settlement in the parish is Castletown.
Occumster was a railway station located between Wick and Lybster, Highland.
Loch Watten is a loch in Caithness, Scotland in the River Wick drainage basin.
Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 2 miles northeast of Canisbay and 3 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area. Huna is located 0.5 miles from John o' Groats.
Ham is a village in the Caithness region in the Scottish council area of Highland.