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Caithness

American

[keyth-nes, keyth-nes] / ˈkeɪθ nɛs, keɪθˈnɛs /

noun

a historic county in NE Scotland.

Caithness British

/ keɪθˈnɛs, ˈkeɪθnɛs /

noun

(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland

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Cables on pylons would carry the electricity from Caithness to Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, where it will link to a planned subsea cable running to Lincolnshire in the East Midlands.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

It is understood US military aircraft landed at small civilian airports in Wick in Caithness and Benbecula in the Western Isles during the operation on 7 January.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Highland Council said road conditions in Easter Ross, Sutherland and Caithness were particularly challenging, with drifting and freezing conditions overnight, and it advised people to travel only if it was essential.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Wick in Caithness experienced a temperature of 22.3C - a seasonal high for the time of year according to records going back to 1930.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2024

Having entered the ecclesiastical state he became in due time Archdeacon of Moray, and when the see of Caithness became vacant he was consecrated bishop of that diocese.

From A Calendar of Scottish Saints by Barrett, Michael

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