Latheron
This article is about the Scottish village. For the English footballer, see Eddie Latheron.
Latheron | |
Scottish Gaelic: Latharn | |
Clan Gunn Heritage Centre |
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Latheron |
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OS grid reference | ND199335 |
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Civil parish | Latheron |
Council area | Highland |
Lieutenancy area | Caithness |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | LATHERON |
Postcode district | KW5 |
Dialling code | 01593 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
UK Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Scottish Parliament | Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region |
Coordinates: 58°17′N 3°22′W / 58.28°N 3.37°W
Latheron (from Scottish Gaelic Latharn, meaning "muddy place")[1] is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99.
References
- ↑ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.
External links
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