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About Thrumster

Thrumster is a small Highland settlement in Caithness, six kilometres from Wick on the A99 coastal road. Most visitors arrive via the A9 from Inverness, a two-hour drive through spectacular Highland scenery, or fly into nearby Wick John o' Groats Airport. The village sits close to the dramatic clifftop ruins of Sinclair and Girnigoe Castles.

Where is Thrumster on the map?

Thrumster is in Scotland, at 58.390, -3.136 - about 21 km north-east of Latheron.

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The closest airport to Thrumster is Wick John O'Groats Airport, 11 km (about 15 min by car).

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