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Thurso

Thurso (pronounced /ˈθɜːrzoʊ/; Scots: Thursa, Scottish Gaelic: Inbhir Theòrsa [ˈiɲɪɾʲ ˈhjɔːrˠs̪ə]) is a town and former burgh on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. Situated in the historical County of Caithness, it is the northernmost town on the island of Great Britain. From a latitudinal standpoint, Thurso is located more than…

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Ambulance
Scottish
Council area
Highland
Country
Scotland
Dialling code
01847
Fire
Scottish
Lieutenancy area
Caithness

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Thurso

Nodes170
Edges169
Triples288
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.011765
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related to Notable people · 46
Thurso → Aberdeen, American Revolutionary War, Andrew Geddes Bain, Anne McKevitt, Aristotle, Arthur St, Boys Brigade, British, British Army, Bryan Gunn, Campbell, Canadian, Celtic, Christina Keith, Clair, Colin Birss, David Orson Calder, Donald Swanson, Dundee United, Free Church
related to history · 33
Thurso → Bower, Caithness, Caithness Bishop Gilbert Murray, Canisbay, Donald Macalister Mullach, Dunnet, Europe, Following, Gaels, Halkirk, In, Ireland, King David II, Many, Mullach, Neolithic, Norse, Norse Orcadian, Old St Peter's Kirk, Olrig
related to Geography · 30
Thurso → A9, Alaskan, Bower, Britain's, British, Caithness, Crosskirk Bay, Dunnet Bay, Dunnet Head, Groats, Halkirk, Holborn Head, Hoy, Inverness, It, John, Juneau, Old Man, Olrig, Orkney
related to Economy · 29
Thurso → Baillie, British Telecom, Caithness, Dounreay Nuclear, Faroe Islands, Faroese, Fishing, From June, Historically, Holborn Head, Iceland, January, MoD, MV Hamnavoe, MW, North Coast Visitor Centre, Northlink, Norway, On, Orkney
related to Education · 29
Thurso → According, Adjacent, British, Caithness, Caithness Horizons, Cròileagan Inbhir Theòrsa, DMTR, Dounreay Materials Testing Reactor, Gaelic, Gamekeeping, Golf Management, Hairdressing, Highlands, Islands, It, Miller Academy Primary, Mount Pleasant, Mount Pleasant Primary School, North Coast Visitor Centre, North Highland College
related to Sport · 28
Thurso → Also, An, Caithness, Caithness Amateur Athletics Club, Caithness Crushers, Caithness Motocross Club, Caithness RFC, Caledonia One, Coastguard Association, Commonwealth Games, Division, European Surfing Championships, Highland, It, Moira Mcbeath, North Caledonian League, North Coast Branch, Scotland Rugby League Conference, Scottish Surf Kayaking Championships, TASC
related to Governance · 26
Thurso → Act, Caithness, Charles, Cllr Karl Rosie, Cllr Matthew Reiss, Cllr Ron Gunn, Easter Ross, Electing, From, Highland, Highland Council, Highland Council's Caithness, In, Independent, Landward Caithness, Local Government, Northwest Caithness, Provost Struan Mackie, Scotland, Scottish Conservative
related to Transport · 21
Thurso → Caithness Railway, Central Belt, Far North Line, Groats, Helmsdale, Highland Railway Company, Inverness, It, John, London, M90, Midland, Orkney Islands, Perth, Scottish Railway, Scrabster, Stagecoach, Sutherland, The, The A9
related to Etymology · 14
Thurso → Celtic, Dunnet Head, Inbhir, Inver, Norse, Originally Thurso, Scots, Scottish Gaelic Inbhir Theòrsa, The, Thjorsá, Thor, Thor's River, Thorsá, Thursa
related to Climate · 8
Thurso → Although Thurso, December, July, Köppen Cfb, Orkney, Scottish Highlands, Shetland, The

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town caithness north scotland highland scottish local also council river peter's area km population west northern church scrabster orkney born

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ThursoAmbulanceScottish1.00infobox
ThursoCouncil areaHighland1.00infobox
ThursoCountryScotland1.00infobox
ThursoDialling code018471.00infobox
ThursoFireScottish1.00infobox
ThursoLieutenancy areaCaithness1.00infobox
ThursoOS grid referenceND1156851.00infobox
ThursoPoliceScotland1.00infobox
ThursoPopulation7,426 (2022)1.00infobox
ThursoPost townThurso1.00infobox
ThursoPostcode districtKW141.00infobox
ThursoScottish ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Ross1.00infobox
ThursoSovereign stateUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
ThursoUK ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross1.00infobox
Thurso• Edinburgh183 mi (295 km)1.00infobox
Thurso• London508 mi (818 km)1.00infobox
Thursois anotable location for surfing and kayaking0.90text

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