Scrabster Scottish Gaelic: Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal Scots: Scraibster
Scrabster Harbour
Scrabster Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND099701
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Caithness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	THURSO
Postcode district	KW14
Dialling code	01847
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°36′35″N 3°33′09″W / 58.609722°N 3.5525°W / 58.609722; -3.5525

Scrabster (Scots: Scraibster,^[1] Scottish Gaelic: Sgrabastair/Sgrabstal)^[2] is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) from Thurso, 22+1⁄2 miles (36.2 km) from Wick, 112 miles (180 km) from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.^[3]

During the Second World War, munitions were ferried to Scapa Flow from Scrabster harbour aboard the 40 ft (12.2 m) pilot cutter Mermaid (registered in King's Lynn and built in 1908), skippered by Antony Bridges.^[4]

Transport

The NorthLink ferry (MV Hamnavoe) leaves regularly from Scrabster for Stromness in Orkney. Smyril Line operated a weekly service to the Faroe Islands in the summer months, but this was discontinued in 2008.^[5]

The nearest railway line is the Far North Line, connecting Thurso to Inverness.

Notable people

• George Bain, who led the revivification of Celtic Art.