Watten, Highland
Watten
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|---|---|
 Watten Parish Church | |
  Watten Location within the Caithness area | |
| OS grid reference | ND242544 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wick |
| Postcode district | KW1 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
Watten (
A9) between the burgh of Wick and the town of Thurso,[1] about twelve kilometres (eight miles) west of Wick and close to Wick River and to Loch Watten. The village is on The Far North railway line but trains stopped calling at the village in 1960. The railway station
is now a private house.
The village is within the parish of Watten, which has the parish of Bower to the north, that of Wick to the east, that of Latheron to the south and that of Halkirk to the west.
Loch Watten is the largest body of water in Caithness. The name of the village and loch appear to come from the
public house
is also named "The Brown Trout" after the local produce.
Prisoner of war camp
A military camp was built in Watten during
top aides. The camp closed in 1948.Notable people
Watten was the birthplace of Alexander Bain, inventor of a type of pendulum-regulated electric clock and the fax machine. Bain is commemorated by a carved stone monument outside the village hall. The fax machine is referred to on this monument as "The Electric Printing Telegraph".
References
- ^ "Scothighlands - Drive from Thurso to Wick, Scotland". www.scothighlands.com. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Horne, John (1907). The County of Caithness. Wick: W. Rae. p. 43. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS (1939 – 1948), English Heritage 2003
- ISBN 978-1-904445-60-9
- ^ New book provides insight into Watten POW camp, John O'Groat Journal 14 December 2007
External links
Media related to Watten, Highland at Wikimedia Commons