Whiterow

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Whiterow
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South Stack and Kettle Geo South Stack from the sea looking towards Kettle Geo, not far from Whiterow
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Whiterow
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference ND361481
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Historic county
Post town Wick
Postcode district KW1 5
Police Scotland
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
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UK
Scotland
58°25′02″N3°05′43″W / 58.41732°N 3.09514°W / 58.41732; -3.09514 Coordinates: 58°25′02″N3°05′43″W / 58.41732°N 3.09514°W / 58.41732; -3.09514


Whiterow is a small coastal hamlet, on the east coast of Caithness, lying 1 mile southeast of Wick, Scottish Highlands. It is in the Scottish council area of Highland. [1] It lies within the Civil Parish of Wick. [2]

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References

  1. Microsoft; Nokia (3 January 2018). "Whiterow" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Whiterow, Highland". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 October 2020.