SAR023925 SCOTLAND (1955). General View Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing West.

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Title [SAR023925] General View Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing West.
Reference SAR023925
Date 1955
Link Canmore Collection item 1438417
Place name
Parish THURSO
District CAITHNESS
Country SCOTLAND
Easting / Northing 311589, 968513
Longitude / Latitude -3.5213063584299, 58.595937669231
National Grid Reference ND116685

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Just visible are the line of 2ndWW anti-tank blocks.

redmist
Saturday 18th of June 2022 09:01:04 PM
? This mark possibly represents the removal site of a 2ndWW roadblock reported as being somewhere on this bridge.

redmist
Tuesday 2nd of February 2021 09:27:38 PM
Viewfirth. An attractive and commodious villa, once occupied by the rector of Miller Academy. It was acquired by the UKAEA as the sports and social club for the workers at Dounreay Power Station. In more recent years it was gradually run down, closed and sadly, the building demolished.

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 04:50:42 PM
Congregational (now United Reformed) Church

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:21:58 PM
West Public Primary School

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:16:07 PM
St Andrew's Church (abandoned as a place of worship in 1968 and now a funeral directors premises).

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:10:16 PM
St Peter's Church

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:08:24 PM
Thurso West Church

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:07:30 PM
This building, of about 1882, was built as the Artillery Volunteers drill hall. By WW1 it was in use by E Coy, 5th Battalion Seaforth Highlanders (Territorial Force). It is now privately owned.

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:06:32 PM
Masonic Hall. Built in 1873 as a rifle volunteers drill hall. The building was altered at the time it came into the hands of the masons before WW1.

The Laird
Tuesday 17th of April 2018 03:04:11 PM

The Laird
Sunday 10th of July 2016 12:41:25 PM
Miller Academy

The Laird
Sunday 10th of July 2016 12:39:28 PM
The Royal Hotel

The Laird
Sunday 10th of July 2016 12:38:33 PM
The Holborn Hotel

The Laird
Sunday 10th of July 2016 12:35:36 PM
St Clair Hotel

The Laird
Sunday 10th of July 2016 12:30:10 PM
The Pentland Hotel

The Laird
Sunday 10th of July 2016 12:27:51 PM
PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24): S0013734

jrussill
Wednesday 15th of July 2015 07:22:21 PM

User Comment Contributions

PILLBOX (TYPE FW3/24): S0013734



jrussill
Wednesday 15th of July 2015 07:23:14 PM
There is a station in Thurso but it doesn't appear to feature in any of the aerial photographs so here is a photo of mine. Thurso Station, 24/11/2009

Class31
Thursday 30th of October 2014 08:51:01 PM