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Halkirk, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Caithness-shire -- par., 95,763 ac., pop. 2705; vil., on river Thurso, 8J miles S. of Thurso and 15½ miles NW. of Wick, pop. 372; P.O., and P.O. at Halkirk Roadside. Caithness nag-stones are quarried.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "parish and village with railway station" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Halkirk ScoP Caithness ScoCnty |
Place: | Halkirk |
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