Scrabster and Holborn Head Lighthouse, Thurso

Scrabster and Holborn Head Lighthouse, Thurso

ID: QZP40_CARD_1754 DESCRIPTION: Postcard showing Scrabster Pier, Holburn Head and Dunnet Head in the background. Scrabster is the main port for Thurso and the North-East of Scotland. The pier was built in 1841 and by 1856 a ferry was running between Scrabster and Stromness, Orkney. Dunnet Head is the most northerly point on mainland Britain. PLACENAME: Scrabster DISTRICT: Caithness - Western OLD COUNTY/PARISH: CAITHNESS: Thurso SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 33676 KEYWORDS: