Haster

Haster
Haster
	Haster Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND313390
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	KW1 5
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°26′39″N 3°09′24″W / 58.444099°N 3.156581°W

Haster is a small remote rural hamlet and district in Wick, in the Highland area of Scotland.^[1] It is located just west of the Bridge of Haster, which carries the A882 road linking the burghs of Wick and Thurso over Achairn Burn to the main A9 road. It is about four kilometres west of Wick and about eight kilometres east of Watten. An older centre is about one kilometre to the south.

Haster has 2 play parks and a football pitch. Birthplace of legendary float builders.

References

^ "Haster". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

[1] "Haster". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 20 June 2018.

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