Thurso
Thurso is a town and also previous burgh on the north coastline of the Highland council area of Scotland. Positioned in the historical area of Caithness, it is the northern most community on the British mainland. It exists at the joint of the north-south A9 road and the west-east A836 road, attached to Bridge of Forss in the west and also Castletown in the eastern. The 34-mile (55 km) River Thurso streams via the community and into Thurso Bay and also the Pentland Firth. The river tidewater acts as a little harbour. At the 2011 Census, Thurso had a population of 7,933. The bigger Thurso civil parish including the town and also the surrounding countryside had a population of 9,112. Thurso worked as a vital Norse port, as well as later patronized ports throughout north Europe up until the 19th century. A thriving angling centre, Thurso additionally had a credibility for its linen-cloth and also tanning tasks. Since 2015 the Dounreay Nuclear Research Establishment, although mainly deactivated at the end of the 20th century, employs a substantial number of the regional populace. The Category-A noted ruined Old St Peter's Church (St. Peter's Kirk) is just one of the earliest churches in Scotland, dating to at least 1125. The current church, St Andrew's as well as St Peter's, was constructed in 1832 to a design by William Burn in the Gothic style. The community has the major university of North Highland University and Thurso High School, the northern most senior high school on the British mainland, which was developed in 1958. Thurso Castle, constructed in 1872, is in damages. Thurso is residence to the football (football) team, Thurso FC, established in 1998, which play in the North Caledonian League, and also the rugby teams Caithness Crushers as well as Caithness RFC. Thurso railway station, opened up in 1874, was the most north station on the Sutherland as well as Caithness Railway. The neighboring port of Scrabster supplies ferryboat services to the Orkney Islands; the Northlink ferryboat (MV Hamnavoe) operates in between Scrabster and Stromness.
