Thrumster, Caithness
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
| Thrumster | |
 Thrumster
Thrumster shown within the Caithness area |
|
| OS grid reference | ND340450 |
|---|---|
| Council area | Highland |
| Lieutenancy area | Caithness |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Thrumster |
| Postcode district | KW1 5 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
File:Thrumster Station Outside.jpg
Thrumster railway station
Thrumster is a remote crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness until 1960.
The village had a railway station until trains stopped running on the Wick and Lybster Railway in 1944. The station has been preserved. 0.3 mile south is Thrumster Parish Church, part of the Church of Scotland charge of Pulteneytown and Thrumster.
The township of Sarclet is situated 0.5 miles to the southeast.
<templatestyles src="Asbox/styles.css"></templatestyles>
 |
This Highland location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
