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	Wick, Highland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Wick (Inbhir Uige in Gaelic) is an estuary town in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main highway (the A99-A9 road) linking John O Groats with southern Britain.
		Wick is within the parish of Wick and the parish has that of Latheron to the south, those of Watten and Bower to the west, and that of Canisbay to the north.
		Wick was a parliamentary burgh, combined with Dingwall, Dornoch, Kirkwall and Tain in the Northern Burghs constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1918.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wick,_Caithness (1515 words)

	Caithness
		Wick is a very old town at the mouth of the Wick River.
		Wick became a Royal Burgh in the reign of Scottish kings, and to this day only Wick and Thurso on the West Coast are little larger than they were in their fishing village heyday.
		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)

	Wick Feature Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Wick, which was for nearly 500 years the administrative centre of Caithness, lies on the east coast of northern Scotland, some 15 miles south of Duncansby Head.
		Wick today still has the feel of a town that revolves around its harbour and its seafaring traditions, almost like an Aberdeen in miniature.
		The irony is that for much of its life, most of Wick's trade and fishing took place via the tiny hamlets of Papigoe and Staxigoe and their better sheltered but much smaller harbours just along the coast to the north east.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /wick/wick/index.html (817 words)

	Wick and Thurso Area Main Page on Undiscovered Scotland
		Wick and Pulteneytown, respectively on the north and south banks of the River Wick, together make up what is generally now known as Wick.
		South of Wick the main A9 tends to stay close to the east coast, and passes through a series of attractive settlements and villages.
		This guide illustrates the architecture in Caithness through examination of the wide range of buildings associated with the coast and the country, castle and church, and also the principal contrasting towns of Wick and Thurso.
	www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk /areawick (726 words)

	History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Wick, like many other coastal towns, would find no shortage of brave men ready to commandeer any available shoreboat and proceed to the rescue of a nearby vessel in distress.
		But at the mouth of Wick harbour in full sight of the horrified and helpless view of the onlookers onshore, many of these were wives and mothers of those who perished.
		The moment she struck, the crew leapt upon the rocks and were miraculously saved, Donald Farquhar and his crew of Wick were driven amongst the reef of rocks at HeIlman, One of the crew lept into the water with a rope and, getting to shore succeeded in puling the rest of the crew to safety.
	www.btinternet.com /~jock.taylor/wicklifeboat/index/Lifeboat2004/History.htm (1486 words)

	John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier
		One of the worst-hit areas was a section of South Road, Wick, which was awash – bringing the campaign for a replacement drain into sharp focus again.
		A WICK family's dog was the heroine when a fire-raiser struck at their home at the weekend.
		THE first Caithness Natural History Photographic Competition attracted a diverse and stimulating collection of images from around the county and was pronounced an unqualified success by its judge, Ken Crossan.
	www.caithness-courier.co.uk (262 words)

	Georgesons solicitors - About Caithness
		Wick is the most northerly town on the East coast of Britain.
		Wick, the County town with the Council offices and the Sheriff Court, offers shoppers multiple stores such as Woolworths, Boots, Somerfield and Coop supermarkets together with all 4 Scottish Banks.
		Thurso is the second main town in Caithness and is of approximately equal size to Wick.
	www.georgesons.co.uk /caith.html (961 words)

	WICK (Surveyed in 1872) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Wick was the market centre for produce from the surrounding countryside, and weekly markets were held on Fridays.
		The farmland around Wick underwent considerable improvement in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries, which involved the proper enclosure of fields, land reclamation, redistribution of land among tenants at fixed rents, extended tillage, improved drainage, liming, and a new six-year crop rotation.
		The administrative heart of Caithness was Wick's Town and County Hall, which was 'built of Caithness flag, faced with sandstone' (Wilson, 1857).
	www.nls.uk /digitallibrary/map/townplans/background/wick.html (933 words)

	Caithness Glass
		Caithness Glass is known throughout the world for its modern paperweights and fine colored glassware.
		Caithness Glass uses some of the most innovative techniques for abstract designs and has come to be known as one of the foremost makers of handmade glass.
		From the purple of the heather clad moors, to the smoky grey of the soot left by the burning peat, and the vibrant blue of the Scottish lochs, the innovative use of color in glass is in Caithness's blood.
	brightbluemoon.com /caithness.html (179 words)

	Wick - Family History, Genealogy, Surnames and Local History.
		Swanson at 24 Breadalbane Terrace, Pultneytown, Wick, in 1840.
		Peter Oag son of William and Margaret Oag was born in Wick, Caithness, Scotland in 1834.
		Donald Mackintosh son of Erick Mackintosh and Margaret Cormack was born at Wick on 19-5-1802.
	www.curiousfox.com /history_S/caithness.lasso (1868 words)

	Caithness CWS - History - Wick Heritage Centre
		The Wick Society’s premises at Bank Row are bursting at the seams with documents, pictures and artefacts of all kinds chronicling the history of Wick and the surrounding area.
		The Wick Heritage Centre is run by Wick society on an entirely voluntary basis by members who give up their spare time to work in the Centre.
		There were 50 companies in Wick making kippers at one time and all of the work of preparing and packing the herring was done by women, men hung them in the kiln.
	www.caithness.org /history/wickheritagecentre/newwickheritage (2185 words)

	Caithness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prior to implementation of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1889, these were also parishes of the Church of Scotland, and one Caithness parish, Reay, straddled the boundary between the county of Caithness and the county of Sutherland, and another, Thurso had a separate fragment bounded by Reay and Halkirk.
		For civil administration purposes, implementation of the act redefined parish boundaries, transferring part of Reay to the Sutherland parish of Farr and the fragment of Thurso to the parish of Halkirk.
		Caithness • Clackmannanshire • Dumfriesshire • Dunbartonshire • East Lothian • Fife • Inverness-shire • Kincardineshire • Kinross-shire • Kirkcudbrightshire • Lanarkshire • Midlothian • Moray • Nairnshire • Orkney • Peeblesshire • Perthshire • Renfrewshire • Ross and Cromarty • Roxburghshire • Selkirkshire • Shetland • Stirlingshire • Sutherland ;• West Lothian • Wigtownshire
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caithness (2078 words)

	Ancestors of Lila Dorothy Cormack
		Francis Cormack, born 13 March 1856 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland; died 9 February 1905 in Elizabeth, Colorado; married Dora Waters 6 January 1887 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
		Francis Cormack, born 30 June 1824 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland; died 17 April 1878 in Pulteneytown, Wick, Caithness, Scotland; married Christina McIntosh 17 March 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
		Christina McIntosh, born 1834 in Sarclet, Caithness, Scotland; married Francis Cormack 17 March 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland.
	home.pacbell.net /len_g/lila_dorothy_cormack_ancestors.html (704 words)

	castleoldwick.page
		ld Wick was originally a fortress for Haraald Madasson, the Norse Earl of Caithness, in the mid 12th Century.
		The lands then passed through Christian, the daughter and heiress of Alexander Sutherland of Duffus, to William Oliphant, who was thereafter styled Sir William Oliphant of Berriedale (the progenitor of the Oliphant's of Berriedale).
		It was sold by the 5th Lord Oliphant to the Sinclair Earls of Caithness in 1606.
	www.geocities.com /clanoliphant/castleoldwick.html (262 words)

	Bramhill Guest House, Wick, Caithness
		Wick and Thurso are the two main centres of the area, both with a good selection of High Street shops.
		The coast between Wick and Thurso is spectacular and includes, near John O' Groats, the Duncansby Stacks, as well as Dunnet Head, the most northerly point on the British mainland.
		Caithness really is a spectacular county with a special atmosphere of its own.
	www.bramhill.co.uk /about.htm (270 words)

	Hotels in Wick Scotland accommodation - Wick hotels Caithness accommodation in Scotland Highlands
		Wick lies on the east coast of northern Scotland, 15 miles south of Duncansby Head.
		The name Wick comes from the Norse for Bay and it was the Vikings who first used the mouth of the River Wick where it flows into Wick Bay as a harbour for their longships and trading vessels.
		Wick still has the feel of a town that revolves around its harbour and its seafaring traditions.
	www.kayukay.co.uk /wickhotels.html (176 words)

	Wick, UK Hotels
		Wick Hotels - 8 hotels from £22 per room per night.
		Set in the beautiful region of Caithness, the 2 Star St Clair Arms Hotel is a refurbished, family run establishment....
		Located close to the centre of the small town of Thurso, this is an excellent base for exploring the North Coast....
	www.activereservations.com /hotel/en/unitedkingdom/scotland/highland/wick (228 words)

	Wick Hotels, Hotels and Guest Houses in the UK. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Norseman Hotel is attractively situated on the banks of the River Wick.
		Wick is also the ideal stepping stone to the Orkney's.
		We are conveniently situated for exploring Caithness, the northern most county of Scotland.
	www.where2stay.uk.net /viewlocation.php?location=Wick (580 words)

	Wick Airport (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		It regularly attracts oil-related helicopter operations and a large number of ferry flights which use Wick as a stop-over en route to and from Europe via Iceland.
		The bus station and train station are situated near Wick town centre, approximately 1.5 miles from the airport.
		Buses are available to most towns and villages in Caithness as well as Scottish Citylink services to Inverness.
	www.hial.co.uk /wick-airport.html (494 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Scotland \| Buy-out may cut it for Caithness
		Caithness Glass was founded in Wick in 1961 and is well known for producing the distinctive trophy presented to the winner of the BBC television quiz series Mastermind.
		It has a world-wide reputation and the news has come as a shock to Wick and the other town's affected by the possibility of closure.
		Despite the bad news Wick's local Highland councillor, David Flear, is hopeful the company can be saved but fears for his town's future if it does go out of business.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/scotland/3505529.stm (538 words)

	GENUKI : Caithness County - Contents Page
		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.
		Civil Registration of all births, marriages and deaths began in Caithness, as in all of Scotland, in 1855.
	www.frayston.demon.co.uk /genuki/cai (1406 words)

	Old Wick Keep (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Castle of Old Wick is one of the oldest keeps in Scotland.
		Lord Sinclair acquirred the castle through an eight day siege in which it was surrendered due to lack of food and water.
		Old Wick was probably in ruins by 1679 when it was passed to Lord Glenorchy.
	www.darkisle.com /w/oldwick/wick.html (147 words)

	Hazelrigg Bed and Breakfast, Wick, Caithness, Scotland
		A warm Scottish welcome awaits you at ‘Hazelrigg’ situated in the royal burgh of Wick where we are conveniently situated for exploring the beautiful county of Caithness, the northernmost county of Scotland.
		Your hostess is Hazel also of Victorian vintage her mission is to make your stay in Wick an experience you will never forget.
		Wick - from Norse origin meaning creek or bay - is the most northerly county town in mainland Britain.
	www.hazelrigg.co.uk (350 words)

	Backpacker Wick Thurso
		Caithness is famous for the holiday home of the late Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother - the Castle of Mey, now gifted to the people of Caithness, and open to the public.
		The two main towns are Wick and Thurso, and their attractions include Wick Heritage Museum, Oulteney Distillery and the Caithness Glass Visitor Centre.
		Caithness, Scotland's most northerly mainland county, is the home of Caithness Glass, where it was founded in 1961.
	www.tartan.tv /Web/Site/NewSite/TravelDirectory/1-Backpacker-Wick-Thurso.asp (564 words)

	Linlithgow News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Linlithgow Rugby Club were back at Mains Park last Saturday hosting the most travelled club in Scottish rugby, Caithness, who play at the very top of the land and draw their players from Thurso and Wick.
		Caithness were SRU club of the month in February, last season, and have had success in the league lying above Linlithgow in the table.
		It was a delight to welcome Caithness to Mains Park and the youthful side made a made a major contribution to a thoroughly entertaining game.
	www.scottishrugby.org /sru/community-rugby/club-rugby/academy-1st-xv/linlithgow-news-page.cfm?news_uuid=7C5A2850-C69E-6C9F-3F52-8A57293D6C04 (331 words)

	CCWS - A to Z of Caithness Places - Wick
		The charter a copy of which still hangs in Wick Town Hall was published in the Caithness Field Club Bulletin of March 1990 following the Quatercentenary of 1989 - Starts - James, by the Grace of God, King of the Scots, to all true men of his whole land, Clergy and Laity, Greeting.
		Wick currently has 5% unemployment second highest in the Highlands but compared to northern Finland (Karelia 15%) that is very low and a few years ago unemployment levels in Wick were higher.
		Caithness area convenor David Flear and Caithness Social Work chairman Bill Fernie were particularly pleased that negotiations over a period of months with local people and council staff had resulted in moving things forward to a satisfactory conclusion.
	www.caithness.org /atoz/wick/index.htm (1298 words)

	MacKays hotel Wick
		Mackays Hotel Wick nr John O' Groats is located in the northern town of Wick in Caithness.
		Mackays Hotel Wick nr John O' Groats is about 14 miles South of John O' Groats.
		Wick is located in Caithness on the A99.
	www.ga-taxis.co.uk /caithness/mackays_hotel_wick.html (297 words)

	Wick, Caithness (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		The Wick Harbour area is also going through a period of reconstruction and development to bring it into the 21st century and if all the new proposed development come to fruition then Wick will, once again be a prosperous and vital link in Scotlands chain.
		Caithness Glass, the company formerly based in WIck is the most popular category within the Caithness listings with many loyal collectors.
		Wick is one of the most Northerly towns in Scotland and is steeped in history.
	www.squidoo.com /wick (880 words)

	Caithness Shipping:Vessel Agents,Scrabster/Wick,Caithness,Scotland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Caithness Shipping was set up in January 1999 to meet the needs of Shipping and Importers/Exporters using the Ports of Scrabster and Wick.
		Caithness Shipping has the knowledge to efficiently and effectively deal with every aspect of vessel clearance and agency work.
		We provide a reliable year round, 24 hour service as agents, and from the point of initial notification of the arrival of any vessel, and during the vessels stay in port, we can take care of all supplies, services, agency work and the clearance of the vessel and cargo.
	www.scrabster.co.uk /caithness-shipping (188 words)

	Self Catering Holiday Home in the Higlands
		We are roughly 100 miles from Inverness the closest city, and only 15 miles from "John O' Groats", but Wick is actually easy to get to.
		Our small holiday home offers you a unique opportunity to really get away from the hectic pace of life in the city… take a step sideways from your busy life and enjoy a slower pace of day to day living.
		Wick boasts a small traffic restricted town square where there is often some entertainment or street stalls, also many restaurants so you could cheat and have a nice meal before your take a gentle stroll home via the harbour or the riverbank (which really should leave the kiddies ready for an early bedtime).
	www.visit-wick.co.uk (419 words)

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