Spittal, Highland

Spittal
Spittal
 Spittal shown within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND167541
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Wick
Postcode district KW1 5
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
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Coordinates: 58°28′04″N 3°25′44″W / 58.46771°N 3.42885°W / 58.46771; -3.42885

Spittal is a small hamlet, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Spittal lies 9 miles south of Thurso, and 1.5 miles north of Mybster. The main A9 road runs past Spittal.

Industry

A nearby electrical substation is the landing point for a 1200 MegaWatt high-voltage direct current submarine power cable to Blackhillock near Keith, Moray in northeast Scotland, crossing the Moray Firth.[1][2][3] Another cable from Shetland is planned to reach Spittal.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ http://eandt.theiet.org/news/2016/mar/500m-scottish-electricity-cable.cfm
  2. ↑ "Caithness Moray HVDC". Caithness Moray. SSE Power Distribution. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "ABB information". Caithness Moray HVDC Link. ABB. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Viking interconnector by April 2016". Shetland News. 2011-11-16. Retrieved 2012-04-09.
  5. ↑ https://www.ssepd.co.uk/CaithnessHVDC/


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