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	Wick and Thurso Area Main Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Much of the economy of Thurso today is tied up with the presence of the Dounreay Nuclear Power Development Establishment, located on the coast eight miles west of the town.
		Thurso has an interesting old town, to be found near its harbour.
		Just to the west of Thurso lies Scrabster, the main ferry port for Orkney, whose outline can be seen rising from the sea to the north.
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	Thurso area , what to see, where to stay, what to do, accommodation, tourism
		Thurso East (where the castle is) is renowned for its good surfing and championships are often held here.
		Thurso is famous for the Surfing Championships held here and for being being the birth place of Sir William Smith, founder of the Boys Brigade.
		The story is that a Thurso man, having trouble with his whisky fermentation, noticed a cat that often appeared and dipped its paw into the whisky barrel.
	www.scotland-index.co.uk /caithness/thurso.htm (0 words)

	Thurso Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Thurso is mainland Scotland's most northerly town, and home to the country's most northerly railway station.
		Thurso has long been a gateway to Orkney, with the best established of the ferry routes to
		Thurso is also a point of departure for those embarking on the best scenic route Scotland has to offer, the 140 miles taking in the north and west coasts via Durness to Ullapool.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /thurso/thurso (0 words)

	Thurso Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Located on the north coast of Caithness, its seaward views are dominated by the distant cliffs of Dunnet Head to the north east, and those of the island of Hoy to the north.
		Modern Thurso tends to be seen as a stepping stone en route to somewhere else rather than as a destination in its own right, although the sometimes turbulent seas of the Pentland Firth have led to Thurso becoming an unlikely centre for surfing.
		Thurso's origins are revealed in its name, which comes from the Norse for Thor's River.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /thurso/thurso/index.html (0 words)

	Thurso History
		1860 The lifeboat station at Thurso was established and a boathouse was built costing £103.
		1955 The Thurso ladies’ lifeboat guild and the lifeboat crew organised a gala week which raised over £1,000 for the service.
		The Thanks of the Institution Inscribed on Vellum was awarded to Second Coxswain Duncan Munro after towing the live fish carrier Arnøytrans to safety on 27 August.
	www.rnli.org.uk /rnli_near_you/scotland/stations/ThursoHighland/history (562 words)

	Overview of Thurso
		A town in N Caithness, Thurso lies on the Thurso River where it enters Thurso Bay, an inlet of the Pentland Firth, 8 miles (13 km) east of Dounreay and 20 miles (32 km) west of John o' Groats.
		Old Thurso, a group of fisherman's houses on the east side of Thurso Bay, developed in the 17th and 18th centuries in a random street pattern.The new town was laid out in a regular grid pattern by Sir John Sinclair in 1798.
		Thurso Castle was built by Sir Tollemache Sinclair in 1872-78 and Harold's Tower (1780-90) was erected by Sir John Sinclair to commemorate the Norse Earl Harold, killed in the battle of Clairdon in 1195.
	www.geo.ed.ac.uk /scotgaz/towns/townfirst567.html (0 words)

	Search: spoken by John Thurso in Written Answers (TheyWorkForYou.com)
		John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to the answer of 29 March 2007, Official Report, column 1775W, on Marc Swanson, on what dates her officials in Brazil had contact with the local police; and what information was received on each occasion.
		John Thurso: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what tax subsidies are available for the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether and other oxygenates instead of high aromatic blend stocks as an additive to petrol.
		John Thurso: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs whether applications for registration of cattle passports are recorded by (a) date of dispatch by the applicant, (b) postal receipt by the British Cattle Movement Service and (c) date of processing; and if she will make a statement.
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	Vikings set to raid Thurso
		As part of the annual Thurso Gala Week a squad of 30 Shetlanders are visiting the town to re-enact a version of their `Up-Helly-Aa' celebrations.
		Thurso Town Improvements Association - a group dedicated to the `civic' health of the town - has invited the group to perform a version of the Viking Yarl procession at the Gala parade on Saturday (3rd August), culminating in the burning of a replica Viking longship.
		Thurso Town Improvements Association treasurer, Roger Saxon said: "Thurso Gala Week is always a real focus for the town with everyone in the community getting involved.
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	Liberal Democrats : People
		John Thurso was educated at Eton and Westminster Technical College; he joined the Savoy Group as a management trainee in 1972.
		His other roles in public life include: Chair of Thurso Fisheries and of Lochdu Hotels; President of the Tourism Society, and Patron of the Institute of Management Services and of the Keepers of the Quaich.
		Coming from an old Liberal family (his grandfather was Sir Archibald Sinclair, party leader 1935-45 and Air Minister in the wartime coalition), John has always had a keen interest in politics.
	www.libdems.org.uk /party/people/viscount-john-thurso.html (0 words)

	Thurso F.C Official website - Home of The Vikings - Formed 1998
		Thurso F.C Official website - Home of The Vikings - Formed 1998
		Welcome to The Thurso F.C website - Home of The Vikings.
		This site will keep you updated on all the latest news, scores, match reports, stats and also have some excellent features such as Match Photographs, a messageboard, history of the club with archived results and memorable moments since the formation of the club in 1998 and so much more.
	www.thursofc.co.uk (0 words)

	Thurso \| wissen.de
		Thurso ist ein wichtiges Versorgungszentrum für den Nordwesten Schottlands und eine recht sympathische Stadt.
		Einen Katzensprung nach Norden liegt Scrabster, der Fähr- und Fischerhafen von Thurso.
		Im Süden und Südwesten von Thurso erstreckt sich über Tausende von Quadratkilometern eine menschenleere Hochmoorebene, die nur von Bergen und Seen unterbrochen wird.
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	Thurso and Nation Valley Railway
		This is a monograph on the last logging railway in eastern Canada, the Thurso and Nation Valley Railway.
		I came to know this line in its later years and watched it die in 1986.
		In some cases this is not possible in which case use the GO BACK facility on your browser.
	www.railways.incanada.net /thurso/tnvrmenu.htm (0 words)

	John Thurso - Member of Parliament for Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross
		Local MP John Thurso has been told that steps are being taken to address both telephone and staffing inadequacies at the Benefit Processing Centre in Clydebank.
		Text of John Thurso letter to Jim Murphy MP - Minister of State DWP
		From the conversation we had, I understand that it is accepted that there is a problem with both the adequacy of the telephone equipment installed at Clydebank and with present staffing levels, and that steps are in train to tackle both.
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	Thurso hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Highlands / Islands, by all-hotels.com
		Thurso hotels and accommodation, hotel reservations in Highlands / Islands, by all-hotels.com
		Making a last minute travel reservation with all-hotels is easy: simply choose your hotel category (luxury, standard, cheap or discount) from above, find your lodging for your Highlands / Islands vacation and book a room rate that suits your budget.
		This hotel is a very good centre point for touring the north scottish coastline and the northern highlands.
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