Killimster
| Killimster | |
|---|---|
 Moss of Killimster | |
  Killimster Location within the Caithness area | |
| OS grid reference | ND317568 |
| Council area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Wick |
| Postcode district | KW1 4 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
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.[1][2] RAF Skitten, the departure point for Operation Freshman in World War II, was located at Killimster.[3][4] 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.[5][6]
References
- ↑ Bartholomew gazetteer of places in Britain. Edinburgh: bartholomew. 1986. p. 1986. ISBN 0702807311.
- ↑ "Killimster, Caithness | Gazetteer of British Place Names". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ Smith, David (1989). Action stations 7; military airfields of Scotland, the North-East, and Northern ireland. Cambridge: Patrick Stephens. p. 185. ISBN 1852603097.
- ↑ Miller, James (1985). Portrait of Caithness and Sutherland. London: Hale. p. 99. ISBN 0709023774.
- ↑ "Loch of Killimster Water body ID 2894". uklakes.ceh.ac.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.
- ↑ "Loch of Killimster, Caithness | Gazetteer of British Place Names". gazetteer.org.uk. Retrieved 19 August 2026.