Castletown, Highland

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

Olrig Parish Church, Castletown
Castletown is located in Caithness
Castletown
Castletown
Location within the Caithness area
Population810 
OS grid referenceND196678
Civil parish
  • Olrig
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHURSO
Postcode districtKW14
Dialling code01847 821
PoliceScottish
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
  • Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament
  • Caithness, Sutherland and Ross

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
  1. "#GetOutside: do more in the British Outdoors". OS GetOutside. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  2. "Pin point and share locations with dropped pins | OS Maps". explore.osmaps.com. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  3. "Castletown · Thurso, UK". Castletown · Thurso, UK. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
  4. Team, National Records of Scotland Web (2013-05-31). "National Records of Scotland". National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 2022-09-09.


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