ID:QZP40_CAITHNESS 1925-26_56001_036aDESCRIPTION:This is a page from a book of photographs of Caithness from 1925. It shows the 'St Clair' in Wick Harbour. This steam ship is thought to be one of the first ferries that ran between Aberdeen and Lerwick, Shetland.
A Royal Burgh from 1589, the town of Wick has even more ancient origins, as shown by its name which comes from the Norse 'Vic', the word for bay. It lies on the north east coast of Scotland 19 miles south of John o' Groats.PLACENAME:WickOLD COUNTY/PARISH:CAITHNESS: WickCREATOR (AV):Herbert SinclairDATE OF IMAGE:1920anPERIOD:1920sSOURCE:Highland LibrariesCOLLECTION:Caithness 1925Asset ID:31868KEYWORDS:
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