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'''Lybster''' ({{lang-gd|Liabost}}) is a village on the east coast of [[Caithness]] in northern [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Lybster |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst5089.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref> It was once a big [[herring]] fishing port |
'''Lybster''' ({{lang-gd|Liabost}}) is a village on the east coast of [[Caithness]] in northern [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Lybster |url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst5089.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=7 February 2019}}</ref> It was once a big [[herring]] fishing port. |
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The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. A small number of crab fishing boats also operate from Lybster Harbour. |
The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. A small number of crab fishing boats also operate from Lybster Harbour. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Lybster declined in importance as a fishing port before the First World War as the local industry concentrated in Wick. [[File: LybsterValue.png|450px|thumb|left|Value of Fish Landed in Lybster 1893-1914]] |
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It hosts the "World Championships of [[Knotty]]"; knotty or ''cnatag'' is a variant of [[shinty]]. |
It hosts the "World Championships of [[Knotty]]"; knotty or ''cnatag'' is a variant of [[shinty]]. |
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Revision as of 19:26, 30 November 2019
Lybster
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 Liabost | |
  Lybster Location within the Caithness area | |
| OS grid reference | ND250360 |
| Civil parish | |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | LYBSTER |
| Postcode district | KW2, KW3 |
| Dialling code | 01593 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Lybster (Scottish Gaelic: Liabost) is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland.[1] It was once a big herring fishing port.
The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. A small number of crab fishing boats also operate from Lybster Harbour.
Lybster lies on the eleventh section of the John O'Groats Trail, a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John O'Groats.[2]
History
Lybster declined in importance as a fishing port before the First World War as the local industry concentrated in Wick.
It hosts the "World Championships of Knotty"; knotty or cnatag is a variant of shinty.
The film, The Silver Darlings, from Neil Gunn's book, was shot here. In 2019, Lybster was used as a location for shooting the Netflix drama, The Crown.[3]
The Sinclairs of Lybster have long roots running back to the Sinclair earls who ruled Caithness that was once a much larger area taking in much of Sutherland. Tracing further back the family has connections to the Norwegian earls who controlled the north of Scotland for centuries.
Lybster railway station was part of the Wick and Lybster Railway. It opened on 1 July 1903 and closed on 3 April 1944.
Lybster's sister city is Mackinac Island, U.S.A.
Patrick Sinclair
One of the more famous of the clan was Patrick Sinclair.[4] Today there is a pub on Mackinac Island that bears his name. Ironically it is an Irish pub.
Gallery
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Old bridge at Lybster Harbour -
Entrance to Lybster Harbour -
Upper Lybster West -
The Church of Scotland, Parish of Latheron, Lybster
References
- ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lybster". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ "Lybster to Whaligoe – The John o' Groats Trail". Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Lybster transformed for Netflix drama The Crown". JohnOGroat Journal. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2019.
- ^ Armour, David A. (1983). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. 5. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
External links
Media related to Lybster at Wikimedia Commons- Armour, David A. (1983). "Sinclair, Patrick". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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