Museums, archives and heritage in Caithness

Caithness-shire, a maritime county, in the extreme NE. of the mainland of Scotland. The side adjoining Sutherlandshire measures about 33 miles; the coast on the Pentland Firth about 41 miles; and the coast on the North Sea about 43 miles; area, 438,878 acres; population 38,865, or 57 persons to each square mile. The coast along … Read more

Museums, archives and heritage in Berwickshire

Berwickshire, a maritime county in the extreme SE. of Scotland, extending in extreme breadth about 20 m. between Haddingtonshire and the English border, and in extreme length about 33 miles between Roxburgshire and the German Ocean; coast-line about 20 miles; area, 460.6 square miles; population 35,392, or 77 persons to each square mile. The coast … Read more