Latheron

Human settlement in Scotland

Latheron

Location within the Caithness area

OS grid referenceND199335Civil parish

Latheron

Council area

Highland

Lieutenancy area

Caithness

CountryScotlandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLATHERONPostcode districtKW5Dialling code01593PoliceScotlandFire Scottish AmbulanceScottish UK Parliament

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross

Scottish Parliament

Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region

List of places: UK; Scotland

58°17′N 3°22′W / 58.28°N 3.37°W / 58.28; -3.37

Latheron (from Scottish Gaelic Latharn 'muddy place')^[1] is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland,^[2] centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99.^[3]

The Clan Gunn Heritage Centre and Museum is housed in the old Parish Church (built in 1734). The church was donated to the Society in 1974 and with financial support from the Highlands and Islands Development Board, Caithness District Council and the Scottish Countryside Commission the clan society converted it into a museum; it was officially opened on 22 August 1985.^[4]

References

^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.
^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Latheron". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
^ "Scothighlands - Drive along the A9 to Scrabster, Scotland". www.scothighlands.com. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
^ Clan Gunn Society