Forss, Highland

Forss
Forss
	; Forss Water entering the Pentland Firth at .
	Forss Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND040680
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Thurso
Postcode district	KW14 7
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°35′24″N 3°39′06″W / 58.58991°N 3.65158°WCoordinates: 58°35′24″N 3°39′06″W / 58.58991°N 3.65158°W

Forss is a small hamlet, situated 3 miles west of Thurso, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1] Brims Castle is located in Forss and was the former stronghold of the Sinclairs of Dunbeath. The ancient 12th century chapel known as St Mary's Chapel is located nearby at Crosskirk.^[1]

Forss Water flows through Forss, flowing north to Crosskirk, with the outflow at Crosskirk Bay.

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12th century Chapel of St Mary's

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^ ^a ^b "Forss". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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[t-1] "Forss". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 19 June 2018.

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Forss
Forss Water entering the Pentland Firth at .
Forss Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND040680
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Thurso
Postcode district	KW14 7

Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish

List of places UK Scotland 58°35′24″N 3°39′06″W / 58.58991°N 3.65158°W / 58.58991; -3.65158Coordinates: 58°35′24″N 3°39′06″W / 58.58991°N 3.65158°W / 58.58991; -3.65158