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Scrabster
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Scrabster Harbour
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Scrabster
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference ND099701
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town THURSO
Postcode district KW14
Dialling code 01847
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
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58°36′35″N3°33′09″W / 58.609722°N 3.5525°W / 58.609722; -3.5525

Scrabster (Scots : Scraibster, [1] Scottish Gaelic : Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal) [2] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+12 miles (2.4 km) from Thurso, 22+12 miles (36.2 km) from Wick, 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry. [3]

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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. [4]

Transport

The NorthLink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) 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. [5]

The nearest railway line is the Far North Line, connecting Thurso to Inverness.

Notable people

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References

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  2. "Ainmean-Àite na h-Alba - Gaelic Place-Names of Scotland - Database". Gaelicplacenames.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. Archived 23 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
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  5. "Summer ferry sailings cancelled". BBC News. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 10 April 2012.