Scrabster
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Scrabster (Template:Langx)[1] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some Script error: No such module "convert". from Thurso, Script error: No such module "convert". from Wick, Script error: No such module "convert". from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.[2]
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.[3]
Transport
The NorthLink ferry (Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities".) 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.[4]
The nearest railway line is the Far North Line, connecting Thurso to Inverness.
Notable people
- George Bain, who led the revivification of Celtic Art, was born in Scrabster.[5]
References
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