Places to see in ( Wick - UK )
Places to see in ( Wick - UK )
Wick is a town and royal burgh in Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay. Pulteneytown, which was developed on the south side of the river by the British Fisheries Society during the 19th century, was officially merged into the burgh in 1902.
The town is on the main highway (the A99–A9 road) linking John o' Groats with southern Britain. The Far North railway line links Wick railway station with southern Scotland and with Thurso, the other burgh of Caithness. Wick Airport is on Wick's northern outskirts. The airport has two usable runways. A third is derelict.
The main offices of The John O'Groat Journal and The Caithness Courier are located in Wick, as are Caithness General Hospital (run by NHS Highland), the Wick Carnegie Library and local offices of the Highland Council. Wick Sheriff Court is one of 16 sheriff courts serving the sheriffdom of Grampian, Highland and Islands.
The town lies on the estuary of the Wick River, spanned by two road bridges. The Harbour Bridge spans the river at its mouth, to link Wick town centre with Wick Harbour and Pulteneytown. It stands instead of the earlier Service Bridge. Further upstream the Bridge of Wick carries the main road linking John o' Groats with Latheron and Inverness (the A99-A9).
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. Pulteney town takes its name from Sir William Pulteney, a governor of the British Fisheries Society, who also commissioned Robert Adam to build the Pulteney Bridge in Bath. In the early years of the 19th century Sir William commissioned Britain's leading civil engineer, Thomas Telford, to design and supervise the creation of a major new herring fishing town and harbour at the estuary of the River Wick.
Wick Bay 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 North Sea. Pentland Firth line about 11 kilometres north of North Head.
There are three harbours in Wick, the Outer Harbour, the Inner Harbour, and the River Harbour, all of which are formed and protected by breakwaters. The Outer and Inner Harbours are on the south side of the estuary, divided from the River Harbour by a breakwater. The River Harbour straddles the river, with breakwaters on either side of an entrance about 30m wide.
Wick castle is thought to have been his stronghold on the mainland of Britain. There is evidence that the site was occupied before the present castle was built. 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, Stettin and St Petersburg) and languished after the First World War.
The Wick Carnegie Library is now run by the Highland Council. As well as providing a general library service the library preserves valuable books and other documents about Wick and Caithness and their histories. Also it preserves a crocodile (Gavialis gangeticus) presented by Sir Arthur Bignold in 1909.
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Old Photographs Wick Scotland
Tour Scotland wee video of old photographs of Wick in Caithness, located the on the North coast of Highlands. The name Wick comes from the Norse word, Vik meaning bay. Wick was granted the title of Royal Burgh in 1589. However, it was in the 1800s that Wick enjoyed its greatest prosperity as a thriving herring port, in time becoming the busiest in Europe. Work to enable the development of the huge seasonal herring fishing first began in 1803 under the auspices of the British Fisheries Society. By the time trade at Wick peaked around 1900 there was a fleet 1120 strong. Of interest to folks with ancestry, genealogy or Scottish Family Roots in Scotland who may wish to visit one day.
Wick (Mackays Hotel recommendations)
There are two castles...Castle Sinclair and Wick Castle and some incredible beaches. You could take a round in at Wick Golf Club, learn about our famous local Single Malt Old Pulteney Whisky. You can also learn more about the history of this part of the world at Wick Heritage Museum and the impressive Nucleus: The Nuclear and Caithness Archive.
View frrom the Train: Thurso to Wick - farming & wildlife
View from the Train: Inverness to Wick - Thurso to Wick - farming & wildlife. This short video contains the audio guide included in the free View from the Train App. To get your free download visit -
Watten Loch, Caithness May 2015
Testing the UAV and camera on a windy morning before work at the SE end of Watten Loch in Caithness, Scotland.
20mph wind results in a bit of shake, but its the best Ive seen in this windspeed so Im happy.....
Thurso v Wick Inter Town Squash - November 2011
Thurso travelled to Wick for the first leg of the Inter Town match.
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Hackney Wick V&A Take Back
Various 'take overs' by artists from creative parts of London have been hosted at the Victoria & Albert Museum in recent months, but for the first time artists have decided to 'take back' that spirit in a show of their own.
According to the organisers: No other part of London involved in the V&A's Take Over events has ever returned the invitation, but now the V&A is visiting Hackney Wick, as the creative community known for its DIY good-time spirit has come together to create a free art extravaganza
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The History of Tuberculosis in Scotland
Interviews with Dr William Alister Alexander, Dr Joyce Grainger and Sir John Crofton regarding the history of tuberculosis in Scotland.
Dr William Alister Alexander was born at Wick, Caithness. The son of a doctor, he graduated in medicine at the University of Edinburgh in 1912. After junior hospital appointments in the Royal Infirmary and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children he served in the RAMC during the First World War, including almost a year in Malta and two years in the North-west Frontier. After demobilisation he became an assistant in 1920 in the Department of Pathology. When he decided to switch to clinical work he held simultaneous appointments at Leith Hospital, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, a combination which remained unique in Edinburgh. Later he worked solely in the Royal Infirmary, becoming assistant physician in 1927 and physician in charge of wards in 1936. He retired from his hospital post in 1955.
Dr Joyce Grainger attended the University of Edinburgh to study medicine in 1941. She held various roles before going to Bangour hospital where she undertook teaching and enhanced links with the local GP practice in Armadale by holding community clinics. She was later involved in the conference centre development at the College. Grainger was House Convenor from 1985 to 1993.
Sir John Crofton attended the University of Cambridge to study medicine in 1930, at the outbreak of the Second World War he joined the supplementary reserve category C and was subsequently posted to France, the Middle East and Greece. He held various roles and eventually became interested in tuberculosis and other chest diseases. He came to Edinburgh to the Southfield Sanatorium and developed the successful treatment of multiple and prolonged therapy for tuberculosis. He was vice-president of the College from 1972-1973 and President from 1973 to 1976.
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• OBJ/ORA/1/20 – Interview: Grainger, Joyce (RCPE)
• OBJ/ORA/1/9 – Interview, Crofton, Sir John (RCPE)
• DEP/CJN/4/6 - History of TB [Tuberculosis] by John Crofton (slide 9) (RCPE)
• ‘Advert for chest X-rays’ (Wellcome Collection, CC BY)
• ‘Advert recommending chest X-rays’ (Wellcome Collection, CC BY)
• DEP/TAH/2/1/11 – Photographs of Haldane Tait - (RCPE)
• DEP/TAH/2/1/16 – Photographs of the 1936 exhibition (RCPE)
• Q9.59 – The Victoria Dispensary for Consumption (page 768) (RCPE)
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1914 Wolseley Stellite
1.08L OHV F-head four-cylinder engine
Tons of originality on this 103 year old automobile!
Two-speed manual transmission on rear axle
Crank start with magneto
Yellow livery with black wings, black folding soft-top and green seat with matching dickey
Right-hand drive
Brass radiator, horn, ‘Discus’ patent folding windscreen, Veena acetylene headlamps and cowl lights
Stewart Warner speedometer and Lucas magnetometer
Quarter-elliptic front and rear leaf springs and yellow artillery-style wheels
Ash and steel body and chassis members
Driver side-mounted spare tire
And now for something completely different! MotoeXotica Classic Cars is proud to present this 103 years old 1914 Wolseley Stellite, a British survivor that was virtually unknown in North America and this example is complete with an original rumble seat!
This example is finished in yellow livery with black wings and yellow artillery-style wooden wheels. Its paint and trim are in overall very good order, while its brass radiator, horn and ‘Discus’ patent folding windscreen are in good condition. There are paint blemishes on the passenger side of the hood and at the body/trunk shut line. The car’s lights, including its Veena brass acetylene headlights, cowl lights and ball-shaped taillamps, look good. In addition, all of the car’s brass bits show the proper amount of patina. The car rides on quarter-elliptic front and rear leaf springs and Commander 4.50 x 19 tires surround the yellow wheels mentioned above.
The Stellite’s ash and steel bodywork is solid, the black folding soft-top is in good overall condition (tear on passenger side is present) and the car’s engine bay is tidy. There is a side-mounted spare tire on the driver’s (right) side of the car. The only way to get in and out of the car is via the passenger (left) side door. Note that the only way to start this car is via the hand crank at the front; there is no ignition switch or key. This fabulous time piece sat in a prominent museum. It is being sold untested but the engine does turn freely!
Under the bonnet is a 1.08L overhead valve F-head four-cylinder engine with one-barrel carburetor, SV exhaust valves and adjustable tappets. Backing this motor is a two-speed manual transmission mounted on the rear axle.
Inside, the car’s two-passenger green leather seat is in fair shape and appears original to the car, as is the black floor mat. There is a Stewart Warner speedometer mounted to the driver’s right and a Lucas ammeter mounted in the center dash. The original four-spoke steering wheel looks good, while the mirror glass, handbrake and hand shifter are in decent shape, as are the inner door panels. In the rear is a matching dickey rumble seat that holds and adult or two small children.
This car took part in the Eton Wick Annual Concours d’Élégance in September 1963 and competed in the 1965 Bean C.C. Daffodil Run from Bracknell to Beaulieu.
The Electric and Ordinance Accessories Co., a division of Vickers Ltd. in the United Kingdom, introduced the Stellite automobile in 1914. Vickers was also a part of Wolseley Motors Ltd., and Wolseley designed the Stellite. They were small, lightweight cars and while popular in the United Kingdom, the Stellite was virtually unknown in the United States. Production discontinued during World War I, making these cars extremely rare today. The relatively high number of surviving pre-1914 Wolseleys testifies to the popularity of the marque. A large proportion is overseas.
This car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri. Current mileage on the odometer shows 4,877 miles. It is sold as is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT AND DRIVE!!!
VIN: 4522448A (as found on the motor)
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Kirkwall Castle Excavation
A team from ORCA Archaeology unearthed sections of wall and cobbled surface this week while undertaking a watching brief for an Orkney Islands Council infrastructure project in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney.
See Kirkwall Castle Walls Unearthed During Roadworks in Orkney
A team from ORCA Archaeology unearthed sections of wall and cobbled surface this week while undertaking a watching brief for an Orkney Islands Council infrastructure project in the centre of Kirkwall.
To date, three walls in total have been uncovered during the works. One substantial wall set back from the road junction is built using immense stone blocks and lime mortar indicating that it is part of the now demolished fourteenth-century Kirkwall Castle.
The castle itself was built without royal consent in the late fourteenth century by Earl Henry Sinclair while Orkney was still ruled by Scandinavian kings and was said to be one of the strongest castles in the realm. In the early seventeenth century the castle saw action when it was defended by the rebellious Stewart Earls against the Scottish King’s forces under the Earl of Caithness. The structure was so strong that cannon balls were said to “split like wooden golf balls against the walls”!
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Thurso Train Trip Pt 4 Thurso to Wick
Part 4 of my trip to Thurso at the far north of the British mainland. The day after arriving, I took the train from Thurso to its end stop at Wick, a small former fishing town on the north east coast of Scotland.
So a few shots of the train journey (about 30 miles) and around the town.
Places to see in ( Grantown on Spey - UK )
Places to see in ( Grantown on Spey - UK )
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. Grantown on Spey was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles south east of Inverness (35 miles by road). Originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant, on Spey was added by the burgh council in 1898.
There are no rail services to Grantown. The closest main line stations are Aviemore and Carrbridge from which trains travel North/South between Inverness and the central belt. There is also a station at Forres from which trains run between Inverness and Aberdeen. The Strathspey Railway is a heritage railway which currently runs between Aviemore and Broomhill (nr Nethy Bridge) via Boat of Garten. There is a proposal to extend this railway to Grantown.
The town is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, France, and Grant Town, West Virginia in the United States. Since 2011, Grantown-on-Spey has been home to Shinty club Strathspey Camanachd. There is a small museum located in Burnfield Avenue near one of the town's three free car-parks.
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Places to see in ( Grantown on Spey - UK )
Places to see in ( Grantown on Spey - UK )
Grantown-on-Spey is a town in the Highland Council Area, historically within the county of Moray. Grantown on Spey was founded in 1765 as a planned settlement on a low plateau at Freuchie beside the river Spey at the northern edge of the Cairngorm mountains, about 20 miles south east of Inverness (35 miles by road). Originally called simply Grantown after Sir James Grant, on Spey was added by the burgh council in 1898.
There are no rail services to Grantown. The closest main line stations are Aviemore and Carrbridge from which trains travel North/South between Inverness and the central belt. There is also a station at Forres from which trains run between Inverness and Aberdeen. The Strathspey Railway is a heritage railway which currently runs between Aviemore and Broomhill (nr Nethy Bridge) via Boat of Garten. There is a proposal to extend this railway to Grantown.
The town is twinned with Notre-Dame-de-Monts in the Vendée, Pays-de-la-Loire, France, and Grant Town, West Virginia in the United States. Since 2011, Grantown-on-Spey has been home to Shinty club Strathspey Camanachd. There is a small museum located in Burnfield Avenue near one of the town's three free car-parks.
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Thurso Part Three
Ashley Goes Windsurfing Folk
14 Bikes en route to Thurso
Glenshee Ski center to Braemar bike run en route to Thurso
North Coast 500 - Travel to Scotland's Route 66 | Travel Vlog
The North Coast 500 is Scotland's Route 66 and a spectacular drive!
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Dave and Deb of The Planet D take you to Northern Scotland where they drive the North Coast 500 circular route from Inverness.
It's one of the great drives on earth passing through dramatic coastlines like Duncansby Head, AppleCross to Baelnabach Pass and Klinlochewe Viewpoint.
What You'll See in this NC500 Vide
1. Inverness
Inverness Attractions
Culloden Battlefield
Clava Cairns
3: Dornoch and Distilleries
Dornoch Castle and Whisky Bar
Glen Ord Distillery
Dunrobin Castle
4. Wick to Dunnet Head
Whaligoe Steps
Wick Heritage Centre
Ackergill Tower
Castle Sinclair Girnigo
Caithness Wildlife Tours
Duncansby Head
Dunnet Bay Distillery
5. Along the Northern Coast
People Surf in Scotland
Castle Varrich
Drive to Smoo
The Tongue Hotel Details
6. Tongue to Balnakeil
Smoo Cave
Balnakeil Bay
John Lennon
Belnakeil Craft Village
7. Lochinver to Ullapool
Rock Climbing and Adventure Tours
Ullapool
Corrieshalloch Gorge
Where to Stay in Ullapool
8. Kylesku to Achmelvich Bay
Drumbeg
Stoerhead Lighthouse
Coffee Stop
Clachtol
Achmevilch Beach
Where to Stay
9. Gairloch
Inverewe Gardens
Isle of Ewe Smokehouse
Loch Maree
Walk the trails of Beinn Eighe
Klinlochewe Viewpoint
Diabag Viewpoint
Where to Stay in Gairloch
10. Klinlochewe to Applecross
Viewpoint: town of Sheildag
Famous Red House
Non-stop pullovers
Applecross to Baelnabach Pass
Eat at the Kishorn Seafood Bar
11. Plockton - History and Wildlife
Reraig Forest Tour
Eilean Donan Castle
Strome Castle
Duncraig Castle
Where to Stay in Plockton
Tips for Driving the North Coast 500
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Don't forget about the castles along the North Coast 500 route there's the famous Eilean Donan Castle, the Castley of Mey, Strome Castle, Glenrobin Castle, and many castle hotels to stay in as well.
And there is plenty of wildlife to see. A highlight of our tour was Reraig Forest tour to see the deer, stags and sheep on the property. Plus the wildlife of Duncansby Head where migrating and nesting sea birds soar through the air.
►Cities on the North Coast 500
Wick
Inverness
Gairloch
Dornoch
Plockton
This travel video features stops all the way around the North Coast 500 as we drove the entire route in 10 days.
Other stops on our route include the Glen Ord Distillery, The John Lennon Memorial in Durness, Whaligoe Steps, Belnakeil Bay, Smoo Cave, Stoerhead Lighthouse and many of the other famous stops on Scotland's answer to Route 66.
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Places to see in ( Fraserburgh - UK )
Places to see in ( Fraserburgh - UK )
Fraserburgh is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It lies at the far northeast corner of Aberdeenshire, about 40 miles (64 km) north of Aberdeen, and 17 miles (27 km) north of Peterhead. It is the biggest shellfish port in Europe, landing over 12,000 tonnes in 2008, and is also a major white fish port and busy commercial harbour.
The name of the town means, literally, 'burgh of Fraser', after the Fraser family that bought the lands of Philorth in 1504 and thereafter brought about major improvement due to investment over the next century. Fraserburgh became a burgh of barony in 1546. By 1570, the Fraser family had built a castle (Fraserburgh Castle) at Kinnaird's Head and within a year the area church was built. By the 1590s the area known as Faithlie was developing a small harbour.
In 1592, Faithlie was renamed Fraserburgh by a charter of the Crown under King James VI. Sir Alexander Fraser was given permission to improve and govern the town as Lord Saltoun. At present this title is still in existence and is held by Flora Fraser, 20th Lady Saltoun and head of Clan Fraser. The Royal Charter also gave permission to build a college and university in Fraserburgh allowing the Lord Saltoun to appoint a rector, a principal, a sub-principal, and all the professors for teaching the different sciences.
A grant from the Scottish Parliament in 1595 allowed the first college building to be erected by Alexander Fraser, and in 1597 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland recommended the Rev. Charles Ferme, then minister at the Old Parish, to be its first (and only) principal.
In 1601, Fraserburgh became a burgh of regality. The college, however, closed only a decade or so after Ferme's arrest on the orders of James VI for taking part in the 1605 General Assembly, being used again only for a short time in 1647 when King's College, Aberdeen temporarily relocated owing to an outbreak of plague. A plaque commemorating its existence may be seen on the exterior wall of the remains of the Alexandra Hotel in College Bounds.
Fraserburgh thereafter remained relatively quiet until 1787 when Fraserburgh Castle was converted to Kinnaird Head Lighthouse, Scotland's first mainland lighthouse. In 1803, the original 1571 church building was replaced and enlarged to seat 1000 people. The Auld Kirk was to be the standing authority in the town up until the 1840s.
The town has several attractions including an award-winning sand beach, a major harbour, the lighthouse museum, heritage centre and a variety of amenities and facilities. It is home to the famous Kinnaird Head lighthouse/castle. Fraserburgh also has a variety of churches including; 3 Church of Scotland congregations (Old Parish, South Church and West Church), 4 Pentecostal churches (Elim Pentecostal, Assembly of God, Calvary Church and Emmanual Christian Fellowship), as well as Baptist, Roman Catholic, Episcopal, Congregational, Brethren and Bethesda Evangelical Church and the Salvation Army. Also the community war memorial by Alexander Carrick. The oldest church building in Fraserburgh is Fraserburgh Old Parish Church.
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Abandoned Lost Railways MSWJR Cricklade
Having followed the long abandoned Midland and Southwest Junction Railway from Cheltenham, we have arrived at Cricklade. Whereas a lot of towns and villages forget or ignore their railroad history, it is good to see that Cricklade has made an effort, and reserved a space for some of its rail memorabilia just outside town. It is sighted at the bottom of the old embankment. and as well as a signal, sign board and various bits and pieces, there is a history board. This shows the line of the old railway along with the location of the station and some superb photos of the operations togeather with a potted history.
Finding evidence on the ground is a bit more challenging as the trackbed is now a road and new housing has been built over the remains, so that there is no clue as to where, for instance, the station was located. Having made such a fine effort to remember its history at the start, it is disappointing that not even a road or street name in the new estate carries any reference to the railway that they were once so proud of. (I did ask the postlady who should know).
It is easy to follow the embankment south as a footpath runs parallel to it, and to the north you can again pick up the line heading for Cheltenham.