Scrabster () is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some from Thurso, from Wick, from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.

During the Second World War, munitions were ferried to Scapa Flow from Scrabster harbour aboard the 40ft (12.2 m) pilotcutter Mermaid (registered in King's Lynn and built in 1908), skippered by Antony Bridges.

Transport

The NorthLink ferry () leaves regularly from Scrabster for Stromness in Orkney. Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands in the summer months, but this was discontinued in 2008.

The nearest railway line is the Far North Line, connecting Thurso to Inverness.

Fishing

Although it is now important, in the years before the First World War, fishing from Thurso and Scrabster was very unpredictable. For example, the Annual Report of the Fishery Board for 1906 states: "The total quantity and value of all kinds of fish are reduced to one fourth of the previous year's owing to the complete failure of the herring fishing".

Notable people

• George Bain, who led the revivification of Celtic Art, was born in Scrabster.

References

External links

• Scrabster Harbour Trust