Wick, Caithness - Knowledge (XXG)

819:, his heart was brought to Wick where it was encased in lead and placed in Sinclair's aisle at the church of Wick. However, it entered the story of Wick once again in 1588 when Wick suffered at the hands of Alexander Gordon, 12th Earl of Sutherland, in his campaign against the 5th Sinclair Earl of Caithness, who had killed his kinsman. While Sinclair and his men concealed themselves in Girnigoe Castle nearby, Sutherland proceeded to burn the town of Wick, "an achievement of no great difficulty, as the place at that time merely consisted of a few mean straggling houses thatched with straw". All structures in the town except the church were burned. During the chaos of the fire, a 1230:

these lives a tribe of gipsies. The men are ALWAYS drunk, simply and truthfully always. From morning to evening the great villainous-looking fellows are either sleeping off the last debauch, or hulking about the cove 'in the horrors.' The cave is deep, high, and airy, and might be made comfortable enough. But they just live among heaped boulders, damp with continual droppings from above, with no more furniture than two or three tin pans, a truss of rotten straw, and a few ragged cloaks. In winter the surf bursts into the mouth and often forces them to abandon it.

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have beaten out of the bay, and the Wick men stay indoors or wrangle on the quays with dissatisfied fish-curers, knee-high in brine, mud, and herring refuse. The day when the boats put out to go home to the Hebrides, the girl here told me there was 'a black wind'; and on going out, I found the epithet as justifiable as it was picturesque. A cold, BLACK southerly wind, with occasional rising showers of rain; it was a fine sight to see the boats beat out a-teeth of it.

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end of the toun to which ships of between 20 and 30 last burden can come in safely. There is a bridge at the toun of Wick for the convenience of the parish of eleven pillars built with loose stones and only timber laid over them. They are maintained by the south side of the parish for carrying them to the church, the water being broad there by the swelling of the tide.

642: 64: 923:(28 December), the people of Wick and its environs would gather for prayer at the ruins of the Chapel of St. Tear near Noss Head. In ruins at the time, the chapel had originally been made of stone and mortar without any lime, leaving little gaps in the wall into which people would press offerings of bread, cheese, and money. He left this description of the event: 87: 706:, he committed the keeping of Dungulsbae, which he had received from Earl Rognvald, to Margad Grimson, whose oppressions caused many to take refuge with Hroald in Wik. This occasioned a dispute between Hroald and Margad, and the latter soon afterwards went to Wik with nineteen men and slew Hroald. Between the years 1153 and 1156, 273: 1221:

Certainly Wick in itself possesses no beauty: bare, grey shores, grim grey houses, grim grey sea; not even the gleam of red tiles; not even the greenness of a tree. The southerly heights, when I came here, were black with people, fishers waiting on wind and night. Now all the S.Y.S. (Stornoway boats)

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To the south, however, is as fine a piece of coast scenery as I ever saw. Great black chasms, huge black cliffs, rugged and over- hung gullies, natural arches, and deep green pools below them, almost too deep to let you see the gleam of sand among the darker weed: there are deep caves too. In one of

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In Wick I have never heard any one greet his neighbour with the usual 'Fine day' or 'Good morning.' Both come shaking their heads, and both say, 'Breezy, breezy!’ And such is the atrocious quality of the climate, that the remark is almost invariably justified by the fact. The streets are full of the

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Wick lies at the end or elbow of an open triangular bay, hemmed on either side by shores, either cliff or steep earth-bank, of no great height. The grey houses of Pulteney extend along the southerly shore almost to the cape; and it is about half-way down this shore – no, six-sevenths way down – that

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and the occupation of Norway left Wick more vulnerable, and their defence of Scapa Flow and the harbour area made them a target. It is stated that 222 high explosives were dropped on Caithness, and that Wick proper was attacked six times. The first and most serious bombing was on 1 July 1940, when a

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Ignis Wick Ltd operates the district heating scheme in Wick, and provides heat and hot water via underground insulated pipes to nearly 200 homes from a central boiler house. Formerly known as Caithness Heat and Power Limited (CHaP) it was owned by the Highland Council. Operations are based at the

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and the Sinclairs over the earldom of Caithness. The Sinclairs headquartered in Wick, where they became the victims of a cunning stratagem by an agent of Glenorchy, who ordered that a ship loaded with whisky, "the nectar of Caithness", come to ground nearby, presuming the Sinclairs would imbibe the

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plant failed to work as intended, however, and what had been planned as temporary use of fossil-oil plant became a longer term arrangement. CHaP incurred significant financial losses of more than £13 million. Therefore, in 2008, the council had no real option except to take full, direct control of

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The burgh of Wick, a small toun of little trade, lyes on the east end of the church and north side of the water, where it runs into the sea, and before it, is a bay formed more than a mile in breadth between the Head of Wick on the north and the Head of Old Wick on the south with a harbour at the

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The library building also houses the North Highland Archive and the St. Fergus Gallery exhibitions. The North Highland Archive is part of the Highland Council Archive Service, and holds collections of official and private papers, the earliest dating from 1589, relating to Wick and the county of

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townspeople when he broke up the stone sculpture of St. Fergus, the town's patron saint. At first yielding to the city authorities who tried to prevent violence, a band of men nevertheless followed the parson as he returned home in the evening, took him by force, and drowned him in the

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Ignis Biomass Ltd took over the district heating scheme in 2012, and has installed a renewable energy biomass plant to replace the fossil-oil plant. As of 2013, the scheme supplies heat to the distillery and to nearly 200 homes, and Ignis plans to extend the heat supply to more homes.

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A specialist glass manufacturer was established in Wick in 1961. Production was progressively moved to Perth between 1979 and 2004. Manufacturing in Wick thus ceased and the physical connection with Caithness was severed. Caithness Glass manufactured the trophy for the BBC

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normally plentiful in the area moved away from the west coast, authorities turned toward Wick as a good prospect for the herring industry. Construction of Wick Harbour began in 1803 and was completed by 1811. It soon became a bustling harbour with ships from the

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As created by the British Fisheries Society, Pulteneytown consisted of Lower Pulteney and Upper Pulteney. Lower Pulteney was primarily a working area, built on a sandbank behind the harbour. Upper Pulteney was primarily a residential area, on higher ground.

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The 14th century image of the town's patron saint, St Fergus, which had previously lain in the Carnegie Library now lies within Wick St Fergus Church of Scotland. Also, the original St Fergus Font, dating from the 14th/15th century, lies within the

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drink in quantity. He was not wrong. The next morning, weakened by their revels of the night before, the Sinclairs marched out to meet the Campbells and were ambushed at Altimarlach. Nearly all the Sinclairs were driven into the river and drowned.

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production facility in Pulteneytown. The distillery has a visitor centre in Huddart Street, and produces the Old Pulteney Single Malt whisky at a number of ages. Its 21-year-old single malt was named World Whisky of the Year by leading expert

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Wick Heritage Museum is in Bank Row, Pulteneytown. The museum is run by the Wick Society, with a strong focus on the herring-boom era of Wick's history. The herring trade relied on the export of cured herring to the Continent (in particular,

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Highland fishers, lubberly, stupid, inconceivably lazy and heavy to move. You bruise against them, tumble over them, elbow them against the wall – all to no purpose; they will not budge; and you are forced to leave the pavement every step.

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and Lady Margaret Keith, his wife. Nine years later, George, Earl of Caithness, and others seized the tower house, taking hostage Alexander Keith, captain of the castle, and John Scarlet, his servitor, who were imprisoned in

3616: 1130:, established the first air service at Wick, using a grass field one nautical mile (two kilometres) north of town. On 8 May 1933 Fresson's company began its first scheduled service between Inverness, Wick, and Kirkwall. 2805:. There were previously four primary schools in Wick, these being North Primary, Hillhead Primary (both merged to make Noss Primary), South Primary and Pultneytown Academy (both merged to make Newton Park Primary). 1611:), encompassing a narrow temperature range, low sunshine levels and high winds. Despite its far north location, close to the path of Atlantic depressions, rainfall averages below 800 mm (31 in) due to a 321: 339: 2518:

as well as heat. The CHaP company was formed on 7 July 2005, as a non-profit company with three directors, representing the council, the Pulteneytown People's Project charity, and the distillery owners.

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was consecrated in 1836, being the first Catholic church in Caithness since the Reformation, initially serving seasonal Irish labourers working in the herring industry. It was built on land given to

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intent on plundering the church broke open the lead case which contained the heart of the late Earl of Caithness, and, disappointed that no treasure was in the casque, flung the heart into the wind.

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Pulteneytown was so named after the death of Sir William in 1805 and became a major player in the 19th-century herring boom. It was built in order to supply work to the Gaels evicted during the

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is an isosceles triangle with the river mouth as its apex, and the points of South Head and North Head, separated by about one kilometre, as the base of the triangle. Beyond the heads lies the

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In 1800 a bridge was built at Wick, before which travellers from the south could only cross over into Wick via a footbridge of eleven pillars connected by planks. (Calder 32) In 1803 the

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mile (800 metres) south of Wick Bay and of the modern town of Wick, but originally the castle had at least 4 stories as well as extra buildings containing workshops and other quarters.

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The council initiated the scheme, with origins evident in minutes of 16 December 2002 meeting of the council's Caithness committee. It was planned, originally, as a biomass-fuelled

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in 1762, arrived in the county, he discovered there was no minister at Wick, but he is known to have held services and performed confirmations at the "house of Mr. Campbell" there.

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Wick Inner Harbour now has an extensive marina complex, and is fast becoming a base for leisure boating. It is also now a well known stopping point for visiting pleasure craft.

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is on Wick's northern outskirts and serves as a base for private helicopter flights to offshore wind and oil projects, as well as scheduled commercial flights to Aberdeen.

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that, though the bread and cheese were intended for the souls of the slain children, a dog-keeper in the neighbourhood would take the food out and feed it to the hounds.

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In the afternoon, they get music—a piper and fiddler—and dance on the green where the chapel stands. The roof is off, but the walls are almost entire. One of the late

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The River Harbour with the ex-RMAS Fleet Tender Ilchester and windmill blades to the left and the river in the centre. The Harbour Bridge is visible in the centre.

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to Wick and then to Thurso, construction of which was completed in 1811. (C&S 67) In 1818, the mail coach, which was already running between Inverness and

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in that corner of the parish upon the day of the Holy Innocents, but not one attended him; all went, as usual, to St. Tear’s Chapel. I saw the font-stone for

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Pulteney town is now an area of Wick on the south side of the River Wick. Until 1902 Pulteney town was administered separately from the Royal Burgh of Wick.

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fishing port. The distillery is the most northerly on the Scottish mainland and was quite inaccessible, when established, except by sea.

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There are three harbours in Wick, the Outer Harbour, the Inner Harbour, and the River Harbour, all of which are formed and protected by

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was brought in by sea, and the whisky was shipped out the same way. At that time many of the distillery workers were also fishermen.

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base. The field was improved with hard runways, hangars, and other buildings, and became one of fourteen airfields ranging from

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Wick boundaries those of the Highland Council ward and Caithness boundaries those of the Highland Council wards management area

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was founded, first meeting in a small loft in Kirk Lane, and later moving into a newly built Church in Union Street in 1865.

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In 2012 a storm battered the harbour, causing extensive damage. In June 2016, another storm smashed a hole in the seawall.

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went into Katanes and was there entertained at Vik by a husbandman named Sveinn the son of Hroald, a very brave man. When

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the company and, by February 2009, the council had to accept that the original biomass plant did not work economically.

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in Wick, both run by the Highland Council. They are Noss Primary School and Newton Park Primary School. There is one

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period was discovered in 1837 when brooches and bracelets from the Norse were uncovered by archaeologists. The name

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in Wick, the Fergusmas, is named after this saint. It is believed that the Chapel of St. Tear in Wick Parish near

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bomb fell on Bank Row during daytime hours when children were playing outside, the first daytime bombing in the

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with both sides suffering heavy losses. However, hostilities between the two clans were not ended at that time.

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A memorial was erected in 2006 in honour of nine local merchant seafarers who died in that ship's heroic 1940

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factory was also in this area, but Caithness Glass has now left both the town and Caithness, and is based in

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and the Ord to Wick and Thurso, which offered better communication between Wick and the south of Scotland.

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for Caithness, who "should sit and have a place for administration of his office within the town of Wick".

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Pilots flying from Wick engaged in reconnaissance, anti-submarine patrols, convoy escort, defence of

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was driven onto rocks at Elzy, described as a few miles east of Wick, in April 1836, on her way from

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preachers of Wick thought to have abolished this old practice; and for that end appointed a Diet of

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which opened in 2003 in the former post office building. In September 2022 it was transferred from

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In the year of his arrival, Bishop Forbes reported that every year on the morning of the Feast of

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In 1680, the last clan battle in Scotland took place two miles (three kilometres) west of Wick at

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and Bower to the west, and that of Canisbay to the north. The eastern boundary of the parish is

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In about 1330, the parish of Wick was included among the Caithness lands owned by the family of

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There is surviving black and white, and colour, film footage of Wick and the Highlands in the

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In the late eighteenth century, the British Fishery Society had established fishing ports at

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on 96.7 FM, and Caithness FM, a community based radio station that broadcast on 106.5 FM.

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and was succeeded by his two daughters, who, by marriage, carried the lands into the clans

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During the 14th century it was owned by Sir Reginald de Cheyne who was a supporter of

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Pulteneytown was founded in 1808 to provide space for the many Scots displaced by the

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All that remains today is a tall tower sitting on the very edge of the cliffs, about

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The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature

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in gratitude for his ministry to the community during an epidemic of cholera.

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in 1850, both of which are said to have espoused Liberal views in politics.

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Jean Dunlop The British Fisheries Society 1786–1893 (Edinburgh,1978) p. 154

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made the town into a royal burgh in favour of the fifth Earl of Caithness.

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measuring 2.06 metres, and containing just one door, was located in Wick (

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In May 1940, Wick came under frequent air attack after the defeat of the

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Wick District Heating Scheme, Highland Council news release, 7 July 2005

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Two newspapers were established in Wick in the nineteenth century: the

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was described as on the coast a couple of miles east of Wick in 1836.

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The town is served by the local newspapers, John O'Groat Journal and

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lying on the green at the east end of the chapel. Mr. Sutherland, of

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near Wick Airport in February 2017. The Library is now a Food Bank.

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The Caithness county archives were transferred from Wick library to

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Castle, which is about 29 kilometres to the north/northwest, on the

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From 1996 until 2007, the town of Wick was covered by two or three

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under the command of Captain Green, during a severe easterly gale.

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granted the town of Wick in heritage to Neill Sutherland with a

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General Register Office for Scotland map showing boundaries of

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is now located upstairs in the Mcallan's store on High Street.

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The Rev. Charles Thomson, a nineteenth-century minister of the

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In 1583, when George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness, died at

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A History of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Caithness

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with Earl Rognvald, passed into Katanes and wintered at Wik.

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Historical and current maps of Wick are available online.

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In 1726, a writer described the town of Wick this way:

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as the centre of both shipping and trade in Caithness.

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In 1939, the field was put under the authority of the

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allowed that the "Parliamentary" road which ran from

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Lewis. p. 2:603 2886:, set in Wick, can be watched online for free. 902:report of 1707, they could understand English. 4196:"Storm takes rising toll on Wick harbour wall" 2271:was created to elect three councillors by the 1391:line about 11 kilometres north of North Head. 1248:River Wick, looking toward Bridge Street, Wick 653:, as did all of Caithness, until the reign of 4446: 4444: 68:Looking down-river towards the Bridge of Wick 8: 4607:Robert Wilson Richmond (24 September 2009). 4173:. Wick Harbour Authority. 24 September 2009. 3529:"Census Study Shows Caithness's Gaelic Past" 2930:(25 September 1784 – August 1856) a notable 1218:the new breakwater extends athwart the bay. 4360:"Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994" 3193:"History of Wick Harbour – A Brief History" 2894:For twenty years the town was twinned with 2759:had confirmed the world's shortest street, 2704:Nucleus, the Nuclear and Caithness Archives 2687:) presented by Sir Arthur Bignold in 1909. 4482:. Parliamentary History. pp. 101–115. 3995:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 3617:"The Rise and Fall of the Herring Fishery" 3284:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1618: 838:Wick did not escape the turbulence of the 31: 2586:included Caithness, and was united under 2575:) was built in the 12th century when the 2479:. Other Inver House distilleries include 4043:. University of Adelaide. Archived from 3371:. Edinburgh: Green. 1900. p. 6:552. 2433:The Old Pulteney Distillery is an aging 2267:system of election. This year, a single 2250:Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994 1434: 5078:"Wick whale row link decision deferred" 4100:. The Crooked Lake Review. Summer 2004. 4037:"The Letters of Robert Louis Stevenson" 3971:Anderson, William; et al. (1855). 3790:"Father Walter Lovi: Courage and Faith" 3413:History of the House and Clan of Mackay 3251:Low, Sidney J.; Pulling, F. S. (1910). 3145:The new statistical account of Scotland 3095: 3093: 2992: 2948:, a Scottish born Australian triathlete 1364:is in the Pulteneytown area. The first 1153:, whose headquarters was at Pitreavie, 311: 267: 235: 211: 164: 137: 110: 60: 5146:Port cities and towns of the North Sea 4871:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( 4864: 4092: 4090: 3988: 3388: 3302:A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland 3277: 2622:and his servants were attacked by the 2283:and one of seven within the council's 2263:, each electing one councillor by the 4508:"Wick malt named world's best whisky" 4016:. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 29 3831:, (1848 London, Charles Knight, p. 16 3173:. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 60 625:was founded in the eighth century by 416: 329: 322:Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross 295: 283: 271: 257: 245: 225: 193: 175: 153: 126: 7: 5166:Populated coastal places in Scotland 4833:www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk 4642:"Welcome to the Johnston Collection" 4331:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 3701:"Bridge Street, Town Hall (LB42299)" 3585:Sutherland, G. M. (September 1880). 2817:or Keelylang Hill TV transmitters. 2225:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 1252:The town lies on the estuary of the 4784:Findlay, Keith (9 September 2022). 4758:Calder, Gordon (8 September 2022). 4715:"UK nuclear industry archive opens" 4703:. Caithness.Org. 24 September 2009. 4687:. Caithness.Org. 24 September 2009. 3749:Worthington, David (October 2016). 953:New Statistical Account of Scotland 543:of Grampian, Highland and Islands. 115:3.48 km (1.34 sq mi) 4829:"highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk" 4741:"Street measures up to new record" 3527:Morrison, Donald (27 March 2012). 2937:, harbour builder and ship-raiser. 1291:Pulteney town takes its name from 1095:The population in 1841 was 1,333. 468:The town is on the main road (the 25: 4815:www.wickhighschool.synthasite.com 4067:"Appendix: A New Vision for Wick" 3722:"Appendix: A New Vision for Wick" 3254:The Dictionary of English History 2504:Old Pulteney distillery in Wick. 2481:the Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery 2447:Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet 1615:caused by mountains to the west. 797:William Keith, 4th Earl Marischal 5131:Towns in Highland (council area) 5099: 3788:theorkneynews (23 August 2018). 3100:"Shipping: Wick shipping list". 2610:during his attempt to establish 2429:Pot still in Pulteney Distillery 2354:Parliament of the United Kingdom 2300:of Wick. The parish has that of 2296:Wick is within the former civil 1396: 1205:stayed in Wick while his uncle, 1102:stayed in Wick while his uncle, 1025:, extended its reach by passing 857:, was brought into Caithness by 691:Between the years 1142 and 1149 496:, the other burgh of Caithness. 492:with southern Scotland and with 453:, a decrease of 3.8% from 2001. 445:and extends along both sides of 85: 78: 62: 5151:Fishing communities in Scotland 4613:Well researched and documented. 4596:(Edinburgh, 1879), pp. lvi-lvii 4342:"Wick Community Council – Home" 3571:History of the Episcopal Church 3555:History of the Episcopal Church 2746: 2471:The distillery is now owned by 2360:was added to the list in 1832. 1017:to Thurso be extended from the 5141:Ports and harbours of Scotland 5006:. National Library of Scotland 4130:"Welcome to the Wick Societyx" 3755:The Scottish Historical Review 3257:. London: Cassel. p. 217. 2473:Inver House Distillers Limited 2281:Caithness ward management area 1149:administered by No. 18 Group, 898:-speakers, but according to a 881:, involving a dispute between 710:, then joint Earl Katanes and 340:Caithness, Sutherland and Ross 1: 5126:Populated places in Caithness 4628:www.scottishherringhistory.uk 4575:"New biomass boiler fired up" 4153:Cruising Association Handbook 3697:Historic Environment Scotland 3037:"The Online Scots Dictionary" 2352:from 1708 to 1801 and of the 1188:Historic descriptions of Wick 732: 5107:travel guide from Wikivoyage 4609:"Old Wick Castle, Caithness" 4579:www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk 4346:www.wickcommunitycouncil.com 4312:National Library of Scotland 4239:National Library of Scotland 4213:National Library of Scotland 3587:"Notes on Caithness History" 3500:richard merchiston of bower. 3481:Craven, James Brown (1908). 3271:Origines Parochiales Scotiae 3014:National Records of Scotland 2941:Henry Horne, 1st Baron Horne 2880:National Library of Scotland 2375:. It was represented by one 2316:Parliamentary representation 1584: 1538: 1492: 753:Between 1390 and 1406, King 685:Origines Parochiales Scotiae 676:. Earl Harald, who was half 515:are located in Wick, as are 86: 29:Human settlement in Scotland 5156:Viking Age populated places 3487:. Kirkwall: Peace. p. 3274:. Edinburgh. p. 2:777. 2882:. The 1967 children's film 2411:television quiz programme. 2350:Parliament of Great Britain 2099:Average precipitation days 1885:Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 1745:Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 1120:Ernest Edmund "Ted" Fresson 981:(1788), but when shoals of 140:OS grid reference 134:1,974/km (5,110/sq mi) 5182: 4664:www.johnstoncollection.net 4646:www.johnstoncollection.net 3977:. Edinburgh. p. 2:778 2741:Tourist Information Centre 2735:Tourist Information Centre 2442:in his 2012 Whisky Bible. 2418: 2399: 2200: 2192: 1621: 1345:Pulteneytown Parish Church 727:. The last male heir, Sir 598:Conversion to Christianity 517:Caithness General Hospital 4660:"The Johnston Collection" 4594:The Oliphants in Scotland 4475:Cameron, Ewen A. (2018). 4308:"Wick (Surveyed in 1872)" 4261:"Wick 1991–2020 averages" 4209:"OS town plans 1847–1895" 4035:Stevenson, Robert Louis. 3677:. scottishchurches.org.uk 3624:The Angus Macleod Archive 3227:"St Drostan in Caithness" 3142:Thomson, Charles (1845). 2966:, Egyptologist, 1833–1863 2820:Local radio stations are 2238:district of the two-tier 2145: 2098: 2024: 1954: 1884: 1814: 1744: 1674: 1669: 1666: 1663: 1660: 1657: 1654: 1651: 1648: 1645: 1642: 1639: 1636: 1633: 1630: 1201:In 1868, Scottish author 990:, the coast of Scotland, 527:and local offices of the 441:. The town straddles the 348: 308: 268: 172:493 mi (793 km) 161:172 mi (277 km) 73: 61: 5136:County towns in Scotland 4911:. UK Free TV. 1 May 2004 4889:. 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