Difference between revisions of "Caithness"

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Wikipedia Image: Caithness Historic County Map

The county of Caithness includes the well known place of John o'Groats, traditionally used in many "end to end" record attempts and charity walks etc. The county town is Wick, and much of the council administration is also based in the town. Thurso also serves as another populous town in the county.

The village of Reay was at one time partly in the adjacent county of Sutherland. Caithness is generally quite low lying, in stark contrast to the region generally which is known as The Highlands, but the highest point (known as Morven) stands just over 700 metres above sea levell.

Norse settlers arrived (most likely in the 10th century) and although now mostly ruins, many of the castles around the coastal areas were originally built by the settlers, many of the place names and surnames in the region have Nordic origins.

Register Offices

Wick
Mrs Margaret Wood
Town Hall
Bridge Street
Wick
KW1 4AN
Tel/Fax (01955) 605713
Mon-Fri 10-1 and 2-4

Thurso
Thurso, Strathy and Mey
Mr Peter Jones, Asst. Registrar
Library Buildings
Davidson's Lane
Thurso
KW14 7AF
Tel (01847) 892786
Mon-Fri 10-1 and 2-4

Record Office Lookup Requests

Please read the Terms and Conditions before requesting a lookup.

By requesting a lookup you are agreeing to the Terms and Conditions as linked above.

Record Office Lookup Contacts

Cemetery Lookup Requests

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Cemetery Lookup Contacts

Photo Offers

Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.

Links

General Links

The following links are provided by caithness.org

Maps of Caithness

Family History

Caithness History Portal

Caithness Photographs

Orkney and Caithness Genealogy

Library Links

Wick Library
Sinclair Terrace
Wick
KW1 5AB
Tel 01955 602864

Thurso Library
Davidson's Lane
Thurso
KW14 7AF
Tel 01847 893237

Archives

IGI Caithness

Wick Library Houses the Local Archives Collection

North Highland Archives

Family History Society

Caithness FHS

Highland FHS

Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records

Images and inscriptions from Latheron Old, Clyth and Latheron New cemeteries

Burials in the Auld Kirkyard at Tullibody

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+The county of Caithness includes the well known place of John o'Groats, traditionally used in many "end to end" record attempts and charity walks etc. The county town is Wick, and much of the council administration is also based in the town. Thurso also serves as another populous town in the county.<br>
+The village of Reay was at one time partly in the adjacent county of Sutherland. Caithness is generally quite low lying, in stark contrast to the region generally which is known as The Highlands, but the highest point (known as Morven) stands just over 700 metres above sea levell.<br>
+Norse settlers arrived (most likely in the 10th century) and although now mostly ruins, many of the castles around the coastal areas were originally built by the settlers, many of the place names and surnames in the region have Nordic origins.<br>
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 Tel (01847) 892786<br>
 Mon-Fri 10-1 and 2-4
 ==Record Office Lookup Requests==
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+==Photo Offers==
+Members that have offered to take photographs in particular areas. Please private message the member with your queries.
 ==Links==
-'''General Links'''<br>
+'''General Links'''
 The following links are provided by caithness.org<br>
 *[http://www.caithness.org/links/maps/index.htm Maps of Caithness]<br>
 *[http://www.caithness.org/history/familyhistory/ Family History]<br>
 *[http://www.caithness.org/history/ Caithness History Portal]<br>
 *[http://www.caithness.org/phototest/index.htm Caithness Photographs]<br>
 *[http://www.cursiter.com/ Orkney and Caithness Genealogy]
-'''Library Links'''<br>
+'''Library Links'''
 [http://www.caithness.org/community/libraries/wicklibrary/index.htm Wick Library]<br>
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-'''Archives'''<br>
+'''Archives'''
 *[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hughwallis/IGIBatchNumbers/CountyCaithness.htm#PageTitle IGI Caithness]
-[http://www.caithness.org/community/libraries/wicklibrary/index.htm Wick Library] Houses the Local Archives Collection.<br>
+*[http://www.caithness.org/community/libraries/wicklibrary/index.htm Wick Library Houses the Local Archives Collection]
+*[http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisure/archives/northhighlandarchives/ North Highland Archives]
+'''Family History Society'''
+*[http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/index.htm Caithness FHS]<br>
+*[http://www.highlandfhs.org.uk/ Highland FHS]
-'''Family History Society'''<br>
-[http://www.caithnessfhs.org.uk/index.htm Caithness FHS]<br>
+'''Monumental Inscriptions and Burial Records'''
-[http://www.highlandfhs.org.uk/ Highland FHS]
+*[http://graven-images.org.uk/ Images and inscriptions from Latheron Old, Clyth and Latheron New cemeteries]
-[http://www.geocities.com/andrew_gannel/index.html Burials in the Auld Kirkyard at Tullibody]
+*[http://www.geocities.com/andrew_gannel/index.html Burials in the Auld Kirkyard at Tullibody]