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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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Hans' journey was not plain sailing and almost came to an end in the infamously steep Berriedale Braes in Caithness.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

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

Dounreay, on the north Caithness coast, was established 70 years ago as an experimental nuclear power site.

From BBC • Oct. 23, 2025

Their new home was Lochdhu Lodge in Altnabreac, a small community in Caithness.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2025

All the Lords who hated or feared Murray did the same; among whom were, the Earls of Athol and Caithness, and the Lords Ruthven and Hume.

From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford

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