Clyth

Clyth
Clyth
	Clyth Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND2837
Civil parish	Latheron;
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Caithness;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LYBSTER
Postcode district	KW3
Dialling code	01593
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;
	List of places UK Scotland 58°19′12″N 3°13′01″W / 58.320°N 3.217°W

Clyth is a remote scattered coastal crofting village, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.^[1]

Upper Clyth, Clyth Mains, Mid Clyth, Hill of Mid Clyth, West Clyth and East Clyth are all associated with Clyth. Clyth is situated 8 miles (13 km) south of Wick. The village of Lybster lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south west.

In April 1855 disaster struck East Clyth. A boat manned by thirteen young men from the village aged from twelve to nineteen years was swamped in deep water, and they all drowned.^[2]

The Hill o' Many Stanes is at Mid Clyth. It has about 200 upright stones, set out in rows on the hillside. probably erected about 4,000 years ago.^[3]

References

^ "Clyth". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^ http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000459/18550427/015/0002
^ "Hill O'Many Stanes". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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[1] "Clyth". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

[2] ttp://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000459/18550427/015/0002

[3] "Hill O'Many Stanes". www.historicenvironment.scot. Retrieved 2 November 2019.

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