Bilbster
Bilbster | |
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Location within the Caithness area | |
OS grid reference | ND279530 |
District |
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Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Wick |
Dialling code | 01955 621 |
Police | Scotland |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
Bilbster is a rural area in the
River Wick, which is a productive salmon river, flows to the north of the settlement. A nearby wind farm was opened in 2008, consisting of three wind turbines that together are capable of generating 3.9 megawatts of electricity.[2]
Bilbster railway station was closed in 1960.
References
- ^ Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ "Bilbster Wind Farm". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.