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Caithness

[ keyth-nes, keyth-nes ]

noun

  1. a historic county in NE Scotland.


Caithness

/ keɪθˈnɛs; ˈkeɪθnɛs /

noun

  1. (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland
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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.

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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.

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Meanwhile the Dounreay nuclear complex - about 30 miles away - has been the mainstay of local employment in Caithness for decades.

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In the Highlands, forecasters warned "blizzard conditions are possible", especially in the far northern regions of Sutherland and Caithness.

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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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