Thurso Combination Poorhouse, Halkirk, Caithness
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Thurso Combination Poorhouse, Halkirk, Caithness
Image: © Claire Pegrum Taken: 4 Sep 2020
The Thurso Combination Poorhouse was completed in 1856 and served the parishes of Bower, Canisbay, Dunnet, Halkirk, Olrig, Reay, Thurso and Watten. The other two parishes in Caithness, Wick and Latheron, had their own combination poorhouse at Latheron. The Thurso poorhouse closed sometime before 1924 when it was sold off by the combination. It has since been converted into 17 flats.
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Image Location
Latitude
58.519035
Longitude
-3.496983