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A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Noss like this:
Noss Head, a bold rocky promontory on the S side of Keiss or Sinclairs Bay, 3 ¼ miles NNE of Wick, Caithness. A little W of it stand the ruins of Castle-Girnigoe and Sinclair, the ancient stronghold of the Earls of Caithness. From the cove or small bay of Mursligoe, frequented by seals, a dry passage leads through a rock into a vast cave under Noss Head. a lighthouse, built in 1849 at a cost of £12,149, stands on Noss Head, with its lantern elevated 175 feet above the level of the sea. Its light is a ...
revolving light, attaining its brightest state once in every half-minute, visible at a distance of 18 nautical miles, and red from NE ¾ N to WNW in a N direction, but of the natural appearance from other quarters. The lighthouse is in N latitude 58o 28' 38", and in W longitude 3o 3' 5".—Ord. Sur., sh. 116, 1878.
This is the only descriptive gazetter entry we have found, but you may be able to find further references to Noss by doing a full-text search here.
This website includes the complete texts of books describing journeys around Britain, written between the twelfth and nineteenth centuries. Selecting one of the links below will take you to the first reference to Noss within the selected text. This will not always be a description of a visit: travellers often mention places other than where they are, for example as a basis for comparison.
| Traveller | Section | No. of Refs. |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Pennant | August 18-29: Sutherland and Caithness | 1 |
This website includes two large libraries, of historical travel writing and of entries from nineteenth century gazetteers describing places. We have text from these sources available for these places near your location:
| Place | Mentioned in Travel Writing | Mentioned in Hist. Gazetteer |
|---|---|---|
| Sinclair | 0 | 3 |
| Staxigoe | 0 | 2 |
| Ackergill | 0 | 2 |
| Pulteneytown | 0 | 1 |
| Wick | 1 | 3 |
| Altimarlach | 0 | 2 |
| Auld Wick | 0 | 2 |
| Killimster | 0 | 2 |
| Wester | 0 | 1 |
| Keiss | 0 | 2 |
| Hempriggs | 0 | 2 |
| Bucholly | 0 | 2 |
| Thrumster | 0 | 2 |
| Sarclet | 0 | 2 |
| Freswick | 0 | 1 |
| Watten | 0 | 2 |
| Ulbster | 0 | 2 |
| Whaligoe | 0 | 1 |
| Bower | 0 | 2 |
| Bruan | 0 | 2 |