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	Caithness Glass
		Caithness Glass was founded in 1961 at Wick in the far North East of Scotland, by the late Robin Sinclair, local landowner and politician.
		Several Caithness paperweights in that year incorporated facet cutting (which had only been used once before, on a cased paperweight in 1972 called Cased Coral) and detailed engraving was introduced on the outside of the paperweights.
		Caithness Glass have a website which you can visit at: http://www.caithnessglass.co.uk/.
	www.glass.co.nz /Caithness.htm (2882 words)

	NSGF Site - Overview of Caithness (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caithness was a fertile strip of territory west of Megalos.
		The inhabited part of Caithness is bordered by arid desert on the west, forest and hills on the south, dwarf-held mountains on the north, and hostile Megalos to the east.
		To the east of this forest is the Archdiocese of Photius, the seat of the Church in Caithness.
	ns-game.org /Members/mmbutter/playerinfo/caithnessoverview/view (2358 words)

	Caithness
		The earl of Caithness died in 1455, when the title became extinct, and the large estates of the earldom, with the exception of Barnton and Cairns, appear to have reverted to the crown.
		The bishop of Caithness being in banishment in England, the earl and Donald Mackay, a chief with whom he was in terms of friendship, took possession of the bishop’s lands, and levied the rent, for the behoof, as they pretended of the exiled bishop.
		Mackay of Far, an ally of the earl of Caithness, was the paramour of this lady, and for continuing the connexion with him, she was afterwards divorced by her husband.
	www.electricscotland.com /history/nation/caithness.htm (5477 words)

	Caithness - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		Caithness (or Gallaibh in Gaelic, meaning very hilly) is a small town (principal town of Sutherland) in the Highlands of Scotland, built upon the world's largest bog known as the Flow Country because of it's location next to Scapa Flow.
		The county of Caithness is the most northeasterly region of the Highlands and contains the highest mountains in the region, including Ben Scarab, Morven (everything and everyone north of Inverness being called Morven), and the Hill O Many Stains with only Ben Nevis at Fort William being taller.
		The majority of people in Caithness worked at the plant but most have now been given new jobs in the tourism industry as Dounreay is now famous for being the world's largest golf ball.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Caithness (572 words)

	Caithness Glass - known throughout the world for high quality paperweights and artglass
		Caithness Glass is known throughout the world for high quality paperweights and artglass.
		Today, over 30 years later, our paperweight studios in Perth combine the finest design and traditional skills to create pieces which are entirely unique and we are now justifiably regarded as one of the world's most respected producers of museum-quality paperweights.
		Caithness Glass is a division of Dartington Crystal (Torrington) Ltd, Registered in England and Wales
	www.caithnessglass.co.uk (170 words)

	Life in Caithness
		One thing many newcomers to Caithness comment on is the warmth of the people and the relaxed community atmosphere they find here – often a welcome change from what they’re used to.
		Caithness has a traditionally high standard of education, borne out by the unusually high proportion of students who go on to study at leading universities.
		Caithness General Hospital in Wick is one of region’s three hospitals that provide for most of the general health care needs of the community.
	www.ukaea.org.uk /recruit/vacancy/life.htm (769 words)

	Wild Caithness
		Caithness has a wealth of geological sites including a number of locations where fossil fish were first recorded.
		Caithness comes as a surprise to visitors travelling through the Highlands: at first glance we appear to have nothing but vast, open moorland and rolling farmland, in sharp contrast to the mountainous lands further south and west.
		Caithness was once a part of the Viking empire, which stretched across the northern countries of Europe as far as North America.
	www.wildcaithness.org /whattosee-gwd.htm (1856 words)

	Caithness CWS - Geography - Walks in Caithness Index
		Caithness has a huge range of walking possibilities from coastal paths along spectacular cliffs or inland to see castles, brochs or pictish places.
		Caithness is also one of the least developed counties in Scotland so you may often find that interesting places are not sign posted.
		Caithness is not included but the listing is very useful for number of estates in the Highlands and the list is growing.
	www.caithness.org /geography/walksincaithness/index.htm (1362 words)

	Caithness (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caithness is a traditional county in northeast Scotland.
		Caithness is a land of open, rolling farmland, moorland and scattered settlements.
		With respect to the history of Caithness for the first five or six hundred years of the Christian era, little is known.
	home.comcast.net /~desilva22/caithness.htm (336 words)

	Caithness Business Index :: Article : Caithness Wins Major Grant For £3.5 Million District Heating Scheme
		Highland Councillors in Caithness are delighted with the success of a major funding application to promote the first wood-waste fuelled Combined Heat and Power system in Scotland at Wick.
		The Council's Caithness Area Committee has agreed to contribute £1.8 million from its Warm and Dry Programme and a bid is being made for £200,000 from the European Regional Development Fund.
		The scheme had the potential to provide over £2 million of work for installers for the heat networks and housing equipment, and it was intended that a new training scheme for training and accrediting local companies and their personnel would be offered.
	www.caithness-business.co.uk /article.php?id=57 (740 words)

	Caithness
		The Sinclairs probably were attracted to that portion of the mainland we now know as county Caithness because their Norse ancestors spent many a year visiting all of these bays and taking on whichever peoples were living there at the time.
		A Sinclair was the first Earl of Caithness, and the remnants of the seat of this line is called Girnigoe-Sinclair Castle.
		The present Earl of Caithness, Malcolm Caithness is a Sinclair of course, and much has been made about his involvement in the recent 600th Anniversary and the forthcoming year 2000 celebration in the summer of 2000.
	sinclair.quarterman.org /caithness.html (891 words)

	Georgesons solicitors - About Caithness
		Caithness has a rich history and a present of great natural beauty.
		Thurso is the second main town in Caithness and is of approximately equal size to Wick.
		A feature of Castletown is the picturesque Castlehill harbour which was built to service the Caithness Flagstone industry and a tourist feature is being created closeby which is expected to attract visitors to the area.
	www.georgesons.co.uk /caith.html (961 words)

	Caithness
		The history of Caithness is very different from that of the rest of the Highlands.
		Between Wick and Thurso, you can explore the triangle of Caithness that is capped by the 'end of the road' community of John O'Groats.
		Nearby Castlehill Harbour was from where much of the dressed flagstone left Caithness during the 19th century to be used to pave the streets of the British Empire.
	www.visitscotland.com /library/caithness (1005 words)

	The Caithness Highlanders
		Among these was the Rothesay and Caithness Fencibles, raised by Sir John Sinclair on a letter of service dated 7 March 1794.
		Despite recruitment difficulties, Sir John Sinclair was able to raise a regiment 600 strong, with the bulk of the officers and men coming from Caithness, with others from the adjoining county of Sutherland.
		The regiment was paraded in Inverness in October 1794 and officially recognised as the "Rothesay and Caithness Fencibles" (ie incorporating the Scottish title of the Prince of Wales).
	www.geocities.com /mcqueen_family/caithnss.html (519 words)

	Caithness (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caithness is a very special place, peaceful, remote and serene, where people have lived and worked for thousands of years, and will no doubt continue to do so for thousands more to come.
		Their soldiers were billeted near the harbour in Wick, in an are known to this day as the Camps.
		For more information about Caithness, why don't you visit www.caithness.org This is a great site - it gives you information about the history and heritage of Caithness, places to stay, places to eat and places to visit.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /mandyschildcare/caithness.html (279 words)

	Caithness.Org :: Caithness Community Web Site
		Shop staff were dressed up in a variety of costumes and Caithness FM played music over the whole day blasting bubbles into the air from their mobile station.
		The Caithness and Sutherland Children's Choir received many rounds of applause from shoppers at Tesco, Wick on Saturday for their renditions of carols and Christmas songs.
		The Caithness Energy Advice Team will be giving away Free Winter Warmth packs which contain information about how to keep warm, energy-saving tips and useful contacts.
	www.caithness.org (1661 words)

	John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier
		SIR – I read with great interest the letter from Laurel Bush in the Groat of November 23 on the issue of an MSP's lack of response to a constituent.
		A CAITHNESS painter has just returned from America after taking part in a major exhibition of Scottish art.
		TAKE a break with the latest Caithness Courier and John O'Groat Journal supplements to read online.
	www.caithness-courier.co.uk (425 words)

	Caithness & Sutherland Accommodation & Travel - The Internet Guide to Scotland
		The boggy half of Caithness and Sutherland is known as the Flow Country (from the Old Norse word Floi meaning marshy ground).
		JourneyShareCaithness is a lift sharing scheme supported by the Caithness Partnership Transport Forum, Liftshare.com and HITRANS (the Highlands and Islands Regional Transport Partnership).
		Built as a Z-plan castle between 1566 and 1572 by the fourth Earl of Caithness, it was bought from Captain Imbert-Terry by the Queen Mother in 1952 (after her husband died).
	www.scotland-inverness.co.uk /caithnes.htm (8345 words)

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		That is the claim of researcher David Bews from Caithness, the most northerly county of the British mainland.
		Cut off from the rest of the country by the mountain ranges of the Highlands, the people of Caithness have always looked to the sea for their livelihood and survival.
		David Bews's research grew out of his interest in military history, which in turn developed from his 13 years with the Territorial Army - a period that also familiarised him with the use of the map and compass and the taking of bearings, skills that were to become invaluable.
	www.maknap.com /MysteryTV/places/caithness/articles/ssca_00a_contents.htm (748 words)

	Caithness Cottages - Activities (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Mallard and teal are the most common quarry species of duck and are readily attracted to the many ponds and marshes to be found in Caithness.
		Unlike elsewhere the wildfowl tend to roost on the big rocks as the shore line is almost cliff bound.
		The counties of Caithness and Sutherland together give some of the finest wild brown trout fishing in Britain.
	www.caithness-cottages.co.uk /activities.htm (374 words)

	Caithness (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Although the most northerly area of mainland Britain, Caithness has dispelled the perception of distance being a physical handicap to commercial viability.
		Decommissioning is now underway and agencies are working hard to cushion the impact of the site being reduced in thirty years time to a care and maintenance state.
		Part of Caithness comprises typical Highland scenery of mountain and moor, but there are also great areas of flat country, with large and fertile farms and scattered crofts.
	www.highland.gov.uk /yourcouncil/highlandfactsandfigures/thehighlandcouncilareas/caithness (254 words)

	David Morgan: Caithness Glass
		Caithness Glass set up their studios in 1961 in Wick, in the Highlands of Scotland, to produce museum-quality glass paperweights and other artglass.
		Caithness offers a wide range of paperweights and artglass using both modern and traditional techniques.
		Their limited edition paperweights make use of the most prestigious techniques, many of which can only be mastered by the most talented craftspeople after many years of practice.
	www.davidmorgan.com /caithnessglass.html?cPath=30_206&ad_code=GO_caithness (308 words)

	About Caithness Stud - show and performance warmbloods and sport horse breeders in New Zealand. Horses for sale and ...
		Caithness Stud was started by Annabelle's mother, Patsy Grigg.
		Patsy bred Caithness Waltzaway (exported to Australia), who was the dam of Oasis Desert Song, the first Arabian stallion to achieve "The Working Roll of Merit,".
		Caithness Stud will not be held liable for any errors or any resulting effects or losses.
	www.horsetalk.co.nz /caithness/about.shtml (353 words)

	Climbing in Caithness
		The vast majority of Caithness sea cliffs are of more interest to the ornithologist and botanist than the rock climber.
		Due to the recent development of the climbing areas in Caithness it is still possible for new routes low in the grades to be recorded by someone prepared to explore a little.
		Climbing in Caithness should be an attraction like the world class surf in Thurso which could be an asset to the county and should be attracting visitors all summer.
	www.scotland-index.co.uk /caithness/clubs/climbing/Caithness/climbing_in_caithness.htm (368 words)

	Caithness Rugby Football Club
		Season 2005/2006 saw Caithness Rugby repeat their success of the previous year and gain promotion again, this time to National Division 2 - their third promotion in four years.
		We are particularly proud that our Club is representative of all Caithness, calling on players, from all sections of the community, exclusively from within the County.
		The Caithness public have really embraced the local Rugby team with crowds growing each year, to around 200 on a regular basis and for Cup and promotion ties we can draw crowds of 400-500.
	www.caithnessrfc.co.uk /about.asp (603 words)

	GENUKI : Caithness County - Contents Page (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Caithness County is a county in the north east of Scotland, bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth; on the east and south east by North Sea; and on the west and south west by the county of Sutherland...
		On account of its remote situation, Caithness had little intercourse with the principle parts of the country, and consequently is connected with few historical events of importance, except occasional hostilities with the Danes and Norwegians.
		The Church of Scotland parish records for all of Caithness have been microfilmed and are available at LDS Family History Centers worldwide.
	www.frayston.demon.co.uk /genuki/cai (1406 words)

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