Sarclet

Sarclet
Sarclet Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND352435
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Caithness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Thrumster
Postcode district	KW1 5
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 58°22′33″N3°06′33″W / 58.37583°N 3.10917°W / 58.37583; -3.10917

Entry to Sarclet

Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Sarclet Head extends into the sea and is 0.5 miles to the southeast of the township. Sarclet has a natural harbour called The Haven which was formerly used by fishing boats, but is now largely unused. ^[1]

The village of Thrumster lies 0.5 miles north west, with Wick located 5 north of the township.

Decoy Site

Sarclet was a location for a Q/QF large-scale night-time decoy airfield during World War II, that were used to simulate burning cities. The site was used to provide some protection for Wick. ^[2]

References

1. North sea pilot. Pt. 1. 2nd- ed. [With] Suppl. [and] Admiralty notices to mariners. [1st][With] Suppl. [and] Admiralty notices to mariners. 1868. p. 50. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
2. Stichelbaut, Birger; Bourgeois, Jean; Saunders, Nicholas (18 December 2008). Images of Conflict: Military Aerial Photography and Archaeology. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. p. 273. ISBN   978-1-4438-0314-4 . Retrieved 25 December 2017.