Bilbster

Bilbster

Bilbster

Human settlement in Scotland

Bilbster is a rural area in the Highlands region of Scotland. It is situated on the A882 road[1] and consists of just a handful of houses spread over approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km2). The nearest village is Watten which is approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the north-west and the nearest town is Wick which is 5 miles (8 km) to the south-east. Bilbster is a farming area. The River Wick, which is a productive salmon river, flows to the north of the settlement. A nearby wind farm was opened in 2008, consisting of three wind turbines that together are capable of generating 3.9 megawatts of electricity.[2]

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Bilbster railway station was closed in 1960.

References

  1. [1]
    Gazetteer for Scotland
  2. [2]
    "Bilbster Wind Farm". Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.


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