Haster

Haster
Haster
Haster shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference ND313390
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district KW1 5
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Haster is a small remote rural hamlet and district in Wick, in the Highland area of Scotland.[1] It is located just west of the Bridge of Haster, which carries the A882 road linking the burghs of Wick and Thurso over Achairn Burn to the main A9 road. It is about four kilometres west of Wick and about eight kilometres east of Watten. An older centre is about one kilometre to the south.

Haster has 2 play parks and a football pitch. Birthplace of legendary float builders.

References

  1. ↑ "Haster". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
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