Castletown, Highland
village in Caithness, United Kingdom
Castletown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chaisteil) is a village on the north coast of Caithness. It is in the Highland council area of Scotland.
Castletown
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|---|---|
 Olrig Parish Church, Castletown | |
  Castletown | |
| Location within the Caithness area | |
| Population | 810 |
| OS grid reference | ND196678 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | THURSO |
| Postcode district | KW14 |
| Dialling code | 01847 821 |
| Police | Scottish |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Castletown is on the A836 main road between John of Groats and Tongue via Thurso. It is 5 miles east of Thurso.[1][2][3] In 2020 Castletown had a population of 810.[4]
References
change- ↑ "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ "Pin point and share locations with dropped pins | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ "Castletown · Thurso, UK". Castletown · Thurso, UK. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ↑ Team, National Records of Scotland Web (2013-05-31). "National Records of Scotland". National Records of Scotland. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
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