Welcome

Please feel free to browse our Web Site and if you would like to contact us E-mail:- lasramblasramblers@aol.co.uk

Google+



Friday 21 February 2014

Castletown harbour stroll

Mary Hopkin decided she would rather spend her free time in the fictional area of Temma Harbour rather than join up with Bruce in the North of Scotland
 
Castletown  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
Much of the village is built on the old townland of Stanergill. The Stanergill Burn was the eastern boundary of the townland. It flows now through the eastern end of the village 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 & the financial district of New York City are paved with it. The harbour was built by James Bremner.
Bruce takes a pre Breakfast stroll around the Castletown Harbour area.
Route
Windmill used to power stone cutting saw
Looking over to Dunnet Head
Castetown Harbour
Orkney is only a short sail away
shame the Valkyrie is out of the water
Oh well time for Breakfast and then Hi-Ho it's off to work I go