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Spittal, Highland

Coordinates: 58°28′04″N 3°25′44″W / 58.46771°N 3.42885°W / 58.46771; -3.42885
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Spittal
Spittal is located in Caithness
Spittal
Spittal
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND167541
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWick
Postcode districtKW1 5
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58°28′04″N 3°25′44″W / 58.46771°N 3.42885°W / 58.46771; -3.42885

Spittal is a small hamlet in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Spittal lies 9 miles (14 km) south of Thurso, and 1.5 miles (2.4 km) north of Mybster. The main A9 road runs past Spittal.[1]

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A nearby electrical substation is the landing point for a 1,200 MW high-voltage direct current submarine power cable to Blackhillock Substation near Keith, Moray in northeast Scotland, crossing the Moray Firth.[2][3][4] Another cable from Shetland is planned to reach Spittal.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Scothighlands - Drive from Scrabster to Latheronwheel, Scotland". www.scothighlands.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ "£500m subsea power cable to connect Scottish renewables - e & T Magazine". Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Caithness Moray HVDC". Caithness Moray. SSE Power Distribution. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ^ "ABB information". Caithness Moray HVDC Link. ABB. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. ^ "Viking interconnector by April 2016". Shetland News. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  6. ^ "Caithness HVDC". Archived from the original on 20 January 2016.