Latheron
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Latheron Scottish Gaelic Latheran |
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| Coordinates | 58 ° 17 ′ N , 3 ° 22 ′ W | ||
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| Post town | LATHERON | ||
| ZIP code section | KW5 | ||
| prefix | 01593 | ||
| Part of the country | Scotland | ||
| Council area | Highland | ||
| British Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross | ||
| Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross | ||
Latheron ( Scottish Gaelic Latheran ) is a small settlement in the Scottish Council Area Highland . It is located in the traditional county of Caithness about 25 km northeast of Helmsdale and southwest of Wick on the north coast of the Moray Firth . Latheron is the capital of the parish of the same name .
The A9, the most important trunk road in the Scottish Highlands , runs through Latheron . This bends there to the north in the direction of Thurso . The A99 begins at this junction and, following the coast via Wick, finally reaches John o 'Groats .
Web links
Commons : Latheron - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ List of Gaelic terms
- ↑ Latheron. Highland. In: David Munro, Bruce Gittings: Scotland. An Encyclopedia of Places & Landscapes. Collins et al., Glasgow 2006, ISBN 0-00-472466-6 .
- ↑ Latheron. In: Francis H. Groome: Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical. Volume 4: (Har - Lib). Thomas C. Jack, Grange Publishing Works, Edinburgh et al. 1885, pp. 473-474.