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Parliamentary constituency in the United Kingdom, 1918–1997
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Caithness and Sutherland are the northern part of the Scottish Highlands, sparsely inhabited, with a population of 38,267 in 2018. Caithness at the northeast tip of this region and Sutherland across the rest of it have always been separate counties. In 1975 they were absorbed into Highland Region, but many local government functions were devolved back to them. From the traveller's perspective it makes sense to consider them as a single entity.
By plane: Inverness has flights across UK and from Amsterdam. Wick has flights from Edinburgh and Aberdeen.
Read in the guideBy public transport you can get between the towns along the east coast as far as Thurso; trying to do so along the north and west coast is slow and tedious. You need a vehicle for many of the out-of-town sights.
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their different weathering has created the distinctive northwest landscape. Durness, Kinlochbervie and Kylesku are all within the geopark area.
North Rona is the most remote island in Britain to have been inhabited long-term. It can be considered the outermost of the Outer Hebrides, but it's as far away from the rest of that archipelago as it is from mainland Scotland - 44 miles / 71 km.
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