Spittal, Highland
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Spittal is a small hamlet, in Caithness
, Scottish Highlands
and is in the Scottish
council area of Highland. Spittal lies 9 miles south of Thurso
, and 1.5 miles north of Mybster
. The main A9 road runs past Spittal.
Caithness
Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
, Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
The Highlands is an historic region of Scotland. The area is sometimes referred to as the "Scottish Highlands". It was culturally distinguishable from the Lowlands from the later Middle Ages into the modern period, when Lowland Scots replaced Scottish Gaelic throughout most of the Lowlands...
and is in the Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
council area of Highland. Spittal lies 9 miles south of Thurso
Thurso
-Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...
, and 1.5 miles north of Mybster
Mybster
Mybster is a small village, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.Mybster lies 2 miles northwest of the Loch of Toftingall, with the village of Watten lying 2 miles directly to the east, and Thurso located 7 miles north along the A9 road....
. The main A9 road runs past Spittal.