Killimster

Killimster
Moss of Killimster
Killimster is located in Caithness
Killimster
Killimster
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND317568
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWick
Postcode districtKW1 4
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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58°29′41″N 3°10′21″W / 58.49473°N 3.17248°W / 58.49473; -3.17248

Killimster is a hamlet 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-west of Wick, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. RAF Skitten, the departure point for Operation Freshman in World War II, was located at Killimster. Nearby is Loch of Killimster, a small loch (lochan) which is 3.7 metres (12 ft) deep, covers an area of 10 hectares (25 acres) and holds around 379,000 cubic metres (13,400,000 cu ft) of water.

References

  1. ↑ Bartholomew gazetteer of places in Britain. Edinburgh: bartholomew. 1986. p. 1986. ISBN 0702807311.
  2. ↑ "Killimster, Caithness | Gazetteer of British Place Names". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Smith, David (1989). Action stations 7; military airfields of Scotland, the North-East, and Northern ireland. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. p. 185. ISBN 1852603097.
  4. ↑ Miller, James (1985). Portrait of Caithness and Sutherland. London: Hale. p. 99. ISBN 0709023774.
  5. ↑ "Loch of Killimster Water body ID 2894". uklakes.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Loch of Killimster, Caithness | Gazetteer of British Place Names". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.