Scrabster
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Scrabster (Scots: Scraibster,[1] Scottish Gaelic: Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal)[2] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1½ miles (2.5 km) from Thurso, 22½ miles (38 km) from Wick and 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness.
Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.[3]
[edit] Ferries
- The Northlink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) leaves from Scrabster regularly for Stromness in Orkney.
- In summer months, Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands, but this was discontinued in 2008. [1]
- Smyril Line operated a service from Scrabster to Iceland in 2008.
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Coordinates: 58°36′35″N 3°33′09″W / 58.60972°N 3.5525°W
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