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Sir Georges Street, Thurso

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LOCATION: Thurso
PERIOD: 1930s
OLD COUNTY/PARISH: CAITHNESS:Thurso
CONTRIBUTOR: Highland Libraries
COLLECTION NAME: Postcards
CREATOR: J Valentine & Co.
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Postcard of the town of Thurso taken in St George's Street.

Situated on the Pentland Firth in the sheltered Thurso Bay, Thurso is the most northerly town on the Scottish mainland. Thurso is a long established town with origins dating back to Viking times when it was an important Norse settlement and the major gateway to mainland Scotland.


This photograph is featured in Then and Now



IDENTIFIER: QZP40_CARD_1631


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