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
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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.
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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,
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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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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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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
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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).
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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3148:. Edinburgh and London: W. Blackwood and Sons. pp. 117–177
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General Register Office for Scotland map showing boundaries of
2924:, businessman, born 1 January 1862, Wick, died 26 February 1941
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Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross corporate management area
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2918:, theologian, born 5 December 1907, Wick, died 24 January 1978
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In 1583, when George Sinclair, 4th Earl of Caithness, died at
795:, three miles (five kilometres) north of Wick, was granted to
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3484:
A History of the Episcopal Church in the Diocese of Caithness
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3054:"POPULATION CHANGE IN CAITHNESS AND SUTHERLAND 2001 TO 2011"
2699:. It is at the junction of Sinclair Terrace and Cliff Road.
1209:, a lighthouse engineer, was overseeing the construction of
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with Earl Rognvald, passed into Katanes and wintered at Wik.
4477:"The 1918 Reform Act, Redistribution and Scottish Politics"
4198:, Caithness Courier. 1 June 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2017
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Historical and current maps of Wick are available online.
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at Garrywhin. Evidence of activity around Wick from the
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In 1726, a writer described the town of Wick this way:
5052:"Wick cuts ties to Faroes twin town over whale killing"
3118:"Scothighlands – Drive from Inverness to John O'Groats"
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as the centre of both shipping and trade in Caithness.
4606:
1319:, to design and supervise the creation of a major new
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In 1939, the field was put under the authority of the
3106:. No. 4. Wick, Scotland. 2 May 1836. p. 30.
2906:. As of January 2016 the decision has been deferred.
2252:, the district was abolished and the region became a
1013:
allowed that the "Parliamentary" road which ran from
4496:. Inver House Distillers Limited. 24 September 2009.
4235:"OS 25 inch map 1892–1949, with Bing opacity slider"
3958:"Scotland's History: The Bombing of Wick, July 1940"
3829:
The National Cyclopaedia of Useful Knowledge, Vol.IV
3667:
2290:
From 2017 onwards, it was part of a new ward called
4535:"Caithness Heat and Power Scheme is to be scrapped"
1326:town and harbour at the estuary of the River Wick.
894:In the eighteenth century, the people of Wick were
4555:Council Confirms Commitment to Wick Heating Scheme
4909:"Full Freeview on the Keelylang Hill transmitter"
768:and Keith joined battle near Wick on the moor of
559:activity in the parish of Wick is evident in the
5112:
4456:. Philadelphia: Somerville. 1894. p. 24:588
2813:Television signals are received from either the
2445:Like Pulteneytown the distillery is named after
2275:system. The new ward is one of three within the
1187:
687:records these events for twelfth-century Wick:
5095:Listen to recordings of a speaker of Wick Scots
4184:"Counting the cost after freak storm hits Wick"
3305:(2nd ed.). London: S. Lewis. p. 2:603
2886:, set in Wick, can be watched online for free.
2315:
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
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68:Looking down-river towards the Bridge of Wick
4607:Robert Wilson Richmond (24 September 2009).
4253:
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"
3748:
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.
4441:
3995:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (
3617:"The Rise and Fall of the Herring Fishery"
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838:Wick did not escape the turbulence of the
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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
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3371:. Edinburgh: Green. 1900. p. 6:552.
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2433:The Old Pulteney Distillery is an aging
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2267:system of election. This year, a single
2250:Local Government etc (Scotland) Act 1994
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5078:"Wick whale row link decision deferred"
4783:
4474:
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
3141:
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2948:, a Scottish born Australian triathlete
1364:is in the Pulteneytown area. The first
1153:, whose headquarters was at Pitreavie,
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5146:Port cities and towns of the North Sea
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3302:A Topographical Dictionary of Scotland
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"
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4016:. Cambridge: Cambridge UP. p. 29
3831:, (1848 London, Charles Knight, p. 16
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625:was founded in the eighth century by
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322:Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
5166:Populated coastal places in Scotland
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4833:www.highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk
4642:"Welcome to the Johnston Collection"
4600:
4331:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
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3701:"Bridge Street, Town Hall (LB42299)"
3658:
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3585:Sutherland, G. M. (September 1880).
3209:
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2817:or Keelylang Hill TV transmitters.
2225:Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973
1252:The town lies on the estuary of the
5024:
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.
4396:
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3749:Worthington, David (October 2016).
2654:
953:New Statistical Account of Scotland
543:of Grampian, Highland and Islands.
115:3.48 km (1.34 sq mi)
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4829:"highlandschools-virtualib.org.uk"
4741:"Street measures up to new record"
3813:
3552:
3527:Morrison, Donald (27 March 2012).
3511:
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2937:, harbour builder and ship-raiser.
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1291:Pulteney town takes its name from
1095:The population in 1841 was 1,333.
468:The town is on the main road (the
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4815:www.wickhighschool.synthasite.com
4067:"Appendix: A New Vision for Wick"
3880:
3722:"Appendix: A New Vision for Wick"
3254:The Dictionary of English History
3224:
3034:
2909:
2504:Old Pulteney distillery in Wick.
2498:
2481:the Speyburn-Glenlivet Distillery
2447:Sir William Pulteney, 5th Baronet
1615:caused by mountains to the west.
1427:
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
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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.
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898:-speakers, but according to a
881:, involving a dispute between
710:, then joint Earl Katanes and
340:Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
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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"
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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
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685:Origines Parochiales Scotiae
676:. Earl Harald, who was half
515:are located in Wick, as are
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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)
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1120:Ernest Edmund "Ted" Fresson
981:(1788), but when shoals of
140:OS grid reference
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4646:www.johnstoncollection.net
3977:. Edinburgh. p. 2:778
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2741:Tourist Information Centre
2735:Tourist Information Centre
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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
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2820:Local radio stations are
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4911:. UK Free TV. 1 May 2004
4889:. UK Free TV. 1 May 2004
4701:"North Highland Archive"
4157:The Cruising Association
4013:Caithness and Sutherland
4010:Campbell, H. F. (1920).
3395:: CS1 maint: location (
3170:Caithness and Sutherland
3167:Campbell, H. F. (1920).
3070:, accessed 12 March 2010
2857:Highland Football League
2808:
2777:The Alexander Bain is a
2757:Guinness Book of Records
2563:58.4233583°N 3.0816417°W
2544:The Castle of Old Wick (
2385:Caithness and Sutherland
2371:until 1832, and then as
2273:single transferable vote
1284:River Basin, Wick (1980)
1128:Highland Airways Limited
861:. Merchiston, a zealous
629:, whose ministry was in
506:The John O'Groat Journal
418:[ˈinivɪɾʲˈuːkʲə]
332:Scottish Parliament
5080:. BBC. 31 October 2017.
4397:Council, The Highland.
3410:Mackay, Robert (1829).
2747:World's shortest street
2509:combined heat and power
2421:Old Pulteney Distillery
2415:Old Pulteney Distillery
2363:The constituency was a
2340:in the Northern Burghs
2304:to the south, those of
2292:Wick and East Caithness
1622:Climate data for Wick (
1040:was completed in 1828.
951:of Wick, stated in the
855:University of Edinburgh
719:14th and 15th centuries
637:12th and 13th centuries
602:In the eighth century,
426:
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5031:British Film Institute
4952:"John O'Groat Journal"
3933:"The Bank Row Bombing"
3443:"History of Caithness"
3299:Lewis, Samuel (1851).
2826:BBC Radio Nan Gaidheal
2666:
2568:58.4233583; -3.0816417
2430:
2216:Wick has history as a
1441:Latitude and longitude
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1203:Robert Louis Stevenson
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849:Richard Merchiston of
782:Parliament of Scotland
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486:Far North railway line
437:, in the far north of
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248:Postcode district
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5161:Parishes in Caithness
5000:"Around Wick Harbour"
4685:"Gavialas Gangeticus"
4428:Gazetteer of Scotland
4283:"Wick extreme values"
3861:Undiscovered Scotland
3857:"Captain Ted Fresson"
3767:10.3366/shr.2016.0293
3574:. W. Peace & son.
3416:. Edinburgh. p.
3268:Innes, Cosmo (1855).
3197:www.wickharbour.co.uk
3122:www.scothighlands.com
2982:between 2010 and 2024
2964:Alexander Henry Rhind
2954:, author and director
2785:to Inntuitive Group.
2671:Wick Carnegie Library
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859:Bishop Patrick Forbes
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574:appears to be from a
525:Wick Carnegie Library
512:The Caithness Courier
196:Lieutenancy area
5004:Moving Image Archive
4764:John O'Groat Journal
4747:. 23 September 2009.
4386:on 31 December 2010.
3315:Wick Caithness 1350.
3103:John O'Groat Journal
3075:7 March 2012 at the
2987:Notes and references
2664:Ebenezer Place, Wick
2634:coast of Caithness.
2493:Balmenach Distillery
2377:Member of Parliament
2254:unitary council area
2234:was merged into the
1675:Record high °C (°F)
1571:58.43917°N 3.08167°W
1525:58.43194°N 3.06611°W
1479:58.44194°N 3.05611°W
1293:Sir William Pulteney
1211:Noss Head Lighthouse
1108:Noss Head Lighthouse
1052:Church of St Joachim
883:Campbell of Glenorcy
853:, a graduate of the
617:of Wick. One of the
588:, cf. also the word
503:The main offices of
490:Wick railway station
228:Sovereign state
99:Location within the
4973:"Caithness Courier"
4581:. 20 February 2013.
4403:www.highland.gov.uk
4074:Scottish Government
4047:on 8 September 2015
3729:Scottish Government
3591:The Celtic Magazine
2684:Gavialis gangeticus
2624:Master of Caithness
2559: /
2489:Balblair Distillery
2485:Knockdhu Distillery
2381:county constituency
2356:from 1801 to 1918.
2322:parliamentary burgh
2265:first past the post
2248:In 1996, under the
2223:In 1975, under the
1955:Record low °C (°F)
1815:Daily mean °C (°F)
1567: /
1521: /
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1331:Highland Clearances
1264:and Inverness (the
1151:RAF Coastal Command
1137:and turned into an
1082:Newcastle upon Tyne
1050:The Roman Catholic
1045:Highland Clearances
1034:Wick Baptist Church
914:Bishop of Caithness
842:when, in 1613, the
764:In 1438, the clans
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4979:. 11 November 2013
4853:on 22 January 2009
4811:"WICK HIGH's Site"
4721:. 14 February 2017
4514:. 23 October 2011.
3516:. pp. 184–88.
2976:Fiona Claire Bruce
2822:BBC Radio Scotland
2773:The Alexander Bain
2755:reported that the
2673:is now run by the
2667:
2540:Castle of Old Wick
2511:scheme, producing
2475:, a subsidiary of
2466:single malt Scotch
2431:
2365:district of burghs
2220:dating from 1589.
1576:58.43917; -3.08167
1530:58.43194; -3.06611
1484:58.44194; -3.05611
1349:Church of Scotland
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729:Reginald de Cheyne
662:Castle of Old Wick
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552:Pre-Christian Wick
533:Wick Sheriff Court
314:UK Parliament
260:Dialling code
4790:Press and Journal
4591:Joseph Anderson,
4241:. Ordnance Survey
4215:. Ordnance Survey
3908:"Wings over Wick"
3648:. pp. 44–45.
3346:Electric Scotland
3225:Myatt, Leslie J.
2946:Charlotte McShane
2853:Wick Academy F.C.
2841:Caithness Courier
2588:Harald Maddadsson
2461:is promoted as a
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1126:, the founder of
670:Earl of Caithness
649:Wick belonged to
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5027:"The Hunch"
5010:24 November
3706:5 September
3152:24 November
3127:25 November
2614:as King of
2566: /
2554:3°4′53.91″W
2516:electricity
2435:malt whisky
2373:Wick Burghs
2369:Tain Burghs
2320:Wick was a
2312:coastline.
2310:Moray Firth
2218:royal burgh
1613:rain shadow
1574: /
1528: /
1482: /
1416:breakwaters
1311:'s leading
1297:Robert Adam
1173:Netherlands
1077:Lalla Rookh
1056:Walter Lovi
1000:Isle of Man
977:(1787) and
949:Free Church
933:catechising
879:Altimarlach
736: 1345
702:was in the
451:2011 census
431:royal burgh
414:Inbhir Ùige
391: /
44:Inbhir Ùige
5115:Categories
5036:3 February
4857:8 February
4669:31 October
4245:12 October
4219:12 October
4142:"Appendix"
4051:4 February
4020:4 February
3981:4 February
3942:6 February
3917:6 February
3892:6 February
3866:6 February
3841:Campbell.
3734:6 February
3659:Campbell.
3644:Campbell.
3629:6 February
3601:6 February
3538:6 February
3494:6 February
3468:Originales
3452:6 February
3423:6 February
3383:Originales
3351:6 February
3309:6 February
3236:5 February
3210:Campbell.
3177:5 February
2972:, sculptor
2890:Twin towns
2712:Jervis Bay
2513:mains grid
2440:Jim Murray
2409:Mastermind
2212:Governance
2201:Source 2:
2195:Met Office
2193:Source 1:
2101:(≥ 1.0 mm)
1562:03°04′54″W
1559:58°26′21″N
1516:03°03′58″W
1513:58°25′55″N
1503:South Head
1470:03°03′22″W
1467:58°26′31″N
1457:North Head
1362:distillery
1254:Wick River
1240:Wick River
1162:Scapa Flow
998:, and the
900:presbytery
872:Wick River
863:iconoclast
847:archdeacon
821:Highlander
810:Queen Mary
755:Robert III
744:Sutherland
627:St Drostan
611:missionary
584:, meaning
541:sheriffdom
476:) linking
443:River Wick
376:58°27′14″N
120:Population
5062:21 August
4983:9 October
4957:9 October
4936:9 October
4915:9 October
4893:9 October
3991:cite book
3843:Caithness
3775:0036-9241
3681:29 August
3661:Caithness
3646:Caithness
3597:(59): 449
3391:cite book
3385:. 778-79.
3280:cite book
3212:Caithness
2980:Congleton
2960:, cyclist
2884:The Hunch
2834:MFR Radio
2801:in Wick,
2789:Education
2693:Caithness
2679:crocodile
2577:Norwegian
2535:Landmarks
2269:Wick ward
2236:Caithness
1385:North Sea
1235:Geography
1098:In 1868,
1074:The brig
1032:In 1806,
1015:Inverness
975:Tobermory
911:episcopal
826:In 1589,
817:Edinburgh
791:In 1538,
623:Ackergill
561:hill fort
435:Caithness
379:3°05′20″W
298:Ambulance
238:Post town
204:Caithness
157:Edinburgh
4867:cite web
4745:BBC News
4719:BBC News
4539:STV News
4512:BBC News
4460:7 August
4433:7 August
4408:31 March
4317:7 August
4267:25 April
4079:7 August
3814:Calder.
3553:Craven.
3533:BBC News
3512:Calder.
3328:Origines
3073:Archived
3020:31 March
2932:Scottish
2896:Klaksvík
2766:ND363508
2714:memorial
2616:Scotland
2608:Edward I
2464:Highland
2358:Cromarty
2334:Kirkwall
2326:Dingwall
2302:Latheron
2240:Highland
2188:1,303.5
2094:(31.21)
2025:Average
1587:ND368505
1541:ND377497
1495:ND383508
1381:Wick Bay
1376:Wick Bay
1347:(of the
1262:Latheron
1118:Captain
996:Shetland
979:Ullapool
867:Catholic
844:Anglican
828:James VI
802:Girnigoe
740:Sinclair
704:Hebrides
693:Rognvald
557:Iron Age
519:(run by
447:Wick Bay
439:Scotland
363:Scotland
303:Scottish
291:Scottish
279:Scotland
220:Scotland
186:Highland
147:ND365505
101:Highland
4725:11 June
4690:Church.
3816:History
3514:History
2978:MP for
2874:On film
2645:Stettin
2598:⁄
2580:Earldom
2451:herring
2391:Economy
2348:of the
2344:of the
2330:Dornoch
2089:(2.77)
2084:(3.45)
2079:(3.66)
2074:(2.61)
2069:(2.74)
2064:(2.43)
2059:(2.18)
2054:(1.96)
2049:(1.87)
2044:(2.23)
2039:(2.46)
2034:(2.85)
2015:(10.9)
2010:(12.6)
2005:(21.0)
2000:(28.4)
1995:(32.9)
1990:(34.9)
1985:(30.0)
1980:(25.0)
1975:(19.2)
1970:(13.1)
1960:(12.0)
1950:(41.7)
1945:(35.1)
1940:(39.0)
1935:(43.7)
1930:(48.0)
1925:(50.7)
1920:(50.2)
1915:(46.8)
1910:(41.9)
1905:(39.0)
1900:(36.1)
1895:(34.5)
1890:(34.9)
1880:(46.7)
1875:(39.7)
1870:(43.5)
1865:(48.6)
1860:(53.2)
1855:(55.9)
1850:(55.6)
1845:(52.2)
1840:(47.8)
1835:(44.4)
1830:(41.4)
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