Houstry

Houstry

Standing stone near Houstry.
Houstry
Houstry shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference ND154350
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Thurso
Postcode district KW6 6
Dialling code 01955
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Houstry is a scattered crofting village, in the east coast of Dunbeath, Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.A large wind farm has been built next to the village.

Notable people

The Scottish inventor Alexander Bain was born in Houstry.[1]

References

  1. Robert P. Gunn (1976). Alexander Bain of Watten: genius of the North. Caithness Field Club. p. 1. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
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