Populated places in Caithness

Thurso (pronounced ; , ) 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 north of London and further north than the southernmost point of Norway.

town and royal burgh in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK

village in Highland, Scotland, UK

Halkirk () is a village on the River Thurso in Caithness, in the Highland council area of Scotland. From Halkirk the B874 road runs towards Thurso in the north and towards Georgemas in the east. The village is within the parish of Halkirk, and is said by locals to be Scotland's first planned village.

Scrabster () is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some from Thurso, from Wick, from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.

Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet.

village in Caithness, United Kingdom

Dunbeath () is a village in south-east Caithness, Scotland on the A9 road. It sits astride the Dunbeath Water just before it enters the sea at Dunbeath Bay. Berriedale lies to the south and Latheronwheel to the north-east.

human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK

Reay (, ; , ) is a village which has grown around Sandside Bay on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland. It is within the historic Parish of Reay and the historic county of Caithness.

Keiss () is a fishing village at the northern end of Sinclair's Bay on the east coast of Caithness in Scotland's Highland Council area.

Lybster (, ) is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century.

Latheron () is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99.

Skarfskerry (or Scarfskerry; ) is a settlement located in the far northern county Caithness on a small peninsula northeast of Thurso off the A836 in Scotland. It is the most northerly settlement in Great Britain. The name comes from the Old Norse for "cormorants' rock". Historically, it belonged to the Parish of Dunnet, along with Brough.

village in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, United Kingdom

village in Highland, Scotland, UK

thumb|Historical civil parish map Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about southwest of Huna and southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It lies on the A836 coast road, which bypasses the hamlet to the north.

Altnabreac ( , ) is a tiny settlement within the county of Caithness, in the north of Scotland, and now within the Highland council area. The name means "trout stream".

thumb|Drystone dyke in Balnabruich. Balnabruich () is a small hamlet on the east coast of Scotland, close to Dunbeath, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK

Latheronwheel () is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland.It is southwest of Lybster on the A9 road to Helmsdale, near the junction with the A99 road to Wick, which lies in the equally small village of Latheron. Dunbeath lies to the south-west and Lybster to the north-east.

Achvarasdal (from the Norse placename meaning "Barr's valley", with the later, post 13th century addition of the Gaelic Ach-/Achadh- meaning "field") is a village in Caithness, Scotland, within the Highland council area. Its Gaelic name is officially Achadh Mharasdail but it is also known in Gaelic as Achadh Bhàrrasdail.

coastal village in Caithness, Highland, Scotland, UK

human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK

human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK

Braemore () is a location in Berriedale in the Highland council area of Scotland. It can be approached from the A9 road at Dunbeath.

Freswick ( ) or Skirza, is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Freswick Bay to the east, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Skirza lies directly northeast of Freswick.