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Caithness

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Caith·ness  (kthns, kth-ns)
A historical region and former county of northeast Scotland. Settled by the Picts, it was overrun by the Vikings in the ninth century and did not revert to Scottish rule until 1202.

Caithness [keɪθˈnɛs ˈkeɪθnɛs]
n
(Placename) (until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland


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His boat companion was being treated yesterday for the effects of cold at Caithness General Hospital.
Caithness Glass was founded in 1961 at Wick in the north east of Scotland by the late Robin Sinclair and started producing paperweights in 1969.
A gash on his head was later treated at Caithness General Hospital in Wick, before he was released.
 
 
 
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