About: Castletown, Highland

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Castletown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chaisteil) is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness. The A836 links the village with Thurso and Tongue in the west and with John o' Groats in the east. The B876-A99 links the village with Wick in the southeast. Contrary to the common misconception, the name Castletown is a misnomer as there is no castle within the village limits.

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  • Castletown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chaisteil) is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness. The A836 links the village with Thurso and Tongue in the west and with John o' Groats in the east. The B876-A99 links the village with Wick in the southeast. Contrary to the common misconception, the name Castletown is a misnomer as there is no castle within the village limits. Much of the village is built on the old townland (or fermland) of . The was the eastern boundary of the townland. It flows now through the eastern end of the village and so into Dunnet Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. The name Stanergill can be read as meaning Stone Valley and much of Castletown was built during the 19th century boom years of Caithness as a source of flagstone. Much of the stone was processed in the harbour area of the village, known as Castlehill, and many of the streets of London, Sydney, Edinburgh and the financial district of New York City are paved with it.The harbour was built by James Bremner.Castletown's main building is the 'Drill Hall'. This is mainly used for parties, discos and small clubs such as the indoor bowls.The building that was used for these functions was the 'Traill Hall', a gift to the Village by the Traill family, owners of the flagstone quarry at Castlehill. Traill House, a large and imposing country home was the residence of the Traill family. It was located in the woods at Castlehill, in later years it was owned by the Crumb-Ewing family, it became derelict after WW2 and burned down in the late 1950s.The remains of the gatehouse can be seen on the side of the A836 at Castlehill plantation. Industry in the village included manufacture of domestic food storage freezers, under the Norfrost brand. However, the company closed in 2013; Ebac in County Durham now produce the freezers. (en)
  • Castletown, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Baile a' Chaisteil, Eskoziako Highland eskualdeko udalerri bat da, Caithness barrutian. Dunnet badiatik hurbil dago. (eu)
  • Castletown es una localidad situada en el concejo de Highland, en Escocia (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 860 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al norte Escocia, cerca de la ciudad de Inverness —la capital del concejo— y de la costa del mar del Norte, frente a las islas Orcadas. (es)
  • Is sráidbhaile suite i nGallaibh, Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd, é Baile a' Chaisteil. (ga)
  • Castletown (Schots-Gaelisch: Baile a' Chaisteil) is een kustdorp in het noorden van de Schotse lieutenancy Caithness in het raadsgebied Highland. De plaats heeft ongeveer 800 inwoners. (nl)
  • Castletown är en ort i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Highland och riksdelen Skottland, i den norra delen av landet, 800 km norr om huvudstaden London. Castletown ligger 29 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 772. Terrängen runt Castletown är platt. Havet är nära Castletown åt nordväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 132 meter över havet, 2,3 km sydväst om Castletown. Runt Castletown är det mycket glesbefolkat, med 7 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Thurso, 8,3 km väster om Castletown. Trakten runt Castletown består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. Klimatet i området är tempererat. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är 5 °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är 12 °C, och den kallaste är februari, med 0 °C. (sv)
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  • Castletown, Eskoziako gaeleraz: Baile a' Chaisteil, Eskoziako Highland eskualdeko udalerri bat da, Caithness barrutian. Dunnet badiatik hurbil dago. (eu)
  • Castletown es una localidad situada en el concejo de Highland, en Escocia (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 860 habitantes.​ Se encuentra ubicada al norte Escocia, cerca de la ciudad de Inverness —la capital del concejo— y de la costa del mar del Norte, frente a las islas Orcadas. (es)
  • Is sráidbhaile suite i nGallaibh, Comhairle na Gàidhealtachd, é Baile a' Chaisteil. (ga)
  • Castletown (Schots-Gaelisch: Baile a' Chaisteil) is een kustdorp in het noorden van de Schotse lieutenancy Caithness in het raadsgebied Highland. De plaats heeft ongeveer 800 inwoners. (nl)
  • Castletown (Scottish Gaelic: Baile a' Chaisteil) is a village on the north coast of the Highland council area of Scotland, situated near Dunnet Bay. It is within the civil parish of Olrig, where it is the main settlement, and within the historic county of Caithness. The A836 links the village with Thurso and Tongue in the west and with John o' Groats in the east. The B876-A99 links the village with Wick in the southeast. Contrary to the common misconception, the name Castletown is a misnomer as there is no castle within the village limits. (en)
  • Castletown är en ort i Storbritannien. Den ligger i rådsområdet Highland och riksdelen Skottland, i den norra delen av landet, 800 km norr om huvudstaden London. Castletown ligger 29 meter över havet och antalet invånare är 772. Terrängen runt Castletown är platt. Havet är nära Castletown åt nordväst. Den högsta punkten i närheten är 132 meter över havet, 2,3 km sydväst om Castletown. Runt Castletown är det mycket glesbefolkat, med 7 invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Thurso, 8,3 km väster om Castletown. Trakten runt Castletown består i huvudsak av gräsmarker. (sv)
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