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About Castletown, Highland

Castletown lies on Caithness's exposed northern coast, about 20km northeast of Thurso via the scenic A99. This small Highland village sits near Dunnet Bay, connected by local roads to nearby settlements like Murkle and Thurdistoft. The A99 continues east toward John o' Groats, while the A836 provides the main southern link through Thurso. The village sits on the historic Caithness Flagstone Trail, commemorating quarries that once supplied paving stones to cities across Britain.

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Castletown, Highland is in Scotland, at 58.593, -3.388 - about 9 km north-west of Bowermadden.

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The closest airport to Castletown, Highland is Wick John O'Groats Airport, 25 km (about 31 min by car). Other airports nearby: Kirkwall Airport.

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