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Caithness
[ keyth-nes, keyth-nes ]
noun
- a historic county in NE Scotland.
Caithness
/ keɪθˈnɛs; ˈkeɪθnɛs /
noun
- (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
Example Sentences
And a humpback whale that died after coming ashore near Thurso, in Caithness, in 2019 may have become entangled in fishing gear thousands of miles away.
Kevin Booth, who is in his 60s, carried out "punishment beatings" using whips, canes and riding crops at his Lochdhu Lodge in Altnabreac, a small community in Caithness.
Meanwhile the Dounreay nuclear complex - about 30 miles away - has been the mainstay of local employment in Caithness for decades.
In the Highlands, forecasters warned "blizzard conditions are possible", especially in the far northern regions of Sutherland and Caithness.
The legislation, which was passed 10 years ago, created 30 marine protected areas around Scotland - including around the Summer Isles and the cliffs of east Caithness.
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