Scrabster (Scots: Scraibster,[1]Scottish Gaelic: Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal)[2] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles (36.2 km) from Wick, 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.[3]
During the Second World War, munitions were ferried to Scapa Flow from Scrabster harbour aboard the 40 ft (12.2 m) pilot cutter Mermaid (registered in King's Lynn and built in 1908), skippered by Antony Bridges.[4]
scrabster, scots, scraibster, scottish, gaelic, sgrabastair, sgrabstal, small, settlement, thurso, caithness, north, coast, scotland, some, miles, from, thurso, miles, from, wick, miles, from, inverness, miles, from, edinburgh, harbour, important, port, scotti. Scrabster Scots Scraibster 1 Scottish Gaelic Sgrabastair Sgrabstal 2 is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland It is some 1 1 2 miles 2 4 km from Thurso 22 1 2 miles 36 2 km from Wick 112 miles 180 km from Inverness and 271 7 miles 437 2 km from Edinburgh Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry 3 ScrabsterScottish Gaelic Sgrabastair SgrabstalScots ScraibsterScrabster HarbourScrabsterLocation within the Caithness areaOS grid referenceND099701Council areaHighlandLieutenancy areaCaithnessCountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townTHURSOPostcode districtKW14Dialling code01847PoliceScotlandFireScottishAmbulanceScottishUK ParliamentCaithness Sutherland and Easter RossScottish ParliamentCaithness Sutherland and RossList of places UK Scotland 58 36 35 N 3 33 09 W 58 609722 N 3 5525 W 58 609722 3 5525During the Second World War munitions were ferried to Scapa Flow from Scrabster harbour aboard the 40 ft 12 2 m pilot cutter Mermaid registered in King s Lynn and built in 1908 skippered by Antony Bridges 4 Contents 1 Transport 2 Notable people 3 References 4 External linksTransport editThe NorthLink ferry MV Hamnavoe leaves regularly from Scrabster for Stromness in Orkney Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands in the summer months but this was discontinued in 2008 5 The nearest railway line is the Far North Line connecting Thurso to Inverness Notable people editGeorge Bain who led the revivification of Celtic Art References edit Paul Kavanagh List of railway station names Newsnetscotland com Archived from the original on 22 January 2013 Retrieved 14 December 2014 Ainmean Aite na h Alba Gaelic Place Names of Scotland Database Gaelicplacenames org Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 14 December 2014 1 Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine Scapa Ferry Antony Bridges ISBN 0 09 916960 6 1957 Summer ferry sailings cancelled BBC News 11 November 2008 Retrieved 10 April 2012 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scrabster Scrabster Harbour Trust nbsp This Highland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scrabster amp oldid 1182133962, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
