Clyth

Clyth
Clyth  Clyth shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND2837
Civil parish	Latheron
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Caithness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LYBSTER
Postcode district	KW3
Dialling code	01593
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
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Coordinates: 58°19′12″N 3°13′01″W / 58.320°N 3.217°W / 58.320; -3.217

Clyth is a remote scattered coastal crofting village, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Upper Clyth, Clyth Mains, Mid Clyth, Hill of Mid Clyth, West Clyth and East Clyth are all associated with Clyth. Clyth is situated 8 miles (13 km) south of Wick. The village of Lybster lies 3 miles (4.8 km) to the south west.

In April 1855 disaster struck East Clyth. A boat manned by thirteen young men from the village aged from twelve to nineteen years was swamped in deep water, and they all drowned.^[1]

The Hill o' Many Stanes is at Mid Clyth. It has about 200 upright stones, set out in rows on the hillside. probably erected about 4,000 years ago.

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