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
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| Windmill used to power stone cutting saw |
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| Looking over to Dunnet Head |
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| Castetown Harbour |
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| 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
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