Houstry
Houstry | |
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Standing stone near Houstry. | |
Houstry Location within the Caithness area | |
OS grid reference | ND154350 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Thurso |
Postcode district | KW6 6 |
Dialling code | 01955 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Houstry is a scattered crofting village, in the east coast of Dunbeath, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.A large wind farm has been built next to the village.
Notable people[]
The Scottish inventor Alexander Bain was born in Houstry.[1]
References[]
- ^ Robert P. Gunn (1976). Alexander Bain of Watten: genius of the North. Caithness Field Club. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
Categories:
- Populated places in Caithness