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[[Image:Scotland-caithnesshire.png|thumb|left|Scotland- | [[Image:Scotland-caithnesshire.png|thumb|left|<center>Scotland-Caithnesshire<center></center>]] | ||
Caithness-shire is the furthest north county of mainland Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth, on the east and south-east by the North Sea, and on the west and south-west by the county of Sutherland. It is about forty-three miles in length and thirty miles in breadth and comprises an area of 618 square miles or 395,520 acres. | Caithness-shire is the furthest north county of mainland Scotland. It is bounded on the north by the Pentland Firth, on the east and south-east by the North Sea, and on the west and south-west by the county of Sutherland. It is about forty-three miles in length and thirty miles in breadth and comprises an area of 618 square miles or 395,520 acres. | ||
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Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map. | Click on the map at the right to see a larger version, and click again on the larger map. Next, click on the ‘Expand’ button when it appears in the lower right-hand corner of the map. | ||
[[Image:Caithness.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Caithness.jpg|thumb|right|Caithness.jpg]] | ||
Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Caithness. | Click [http://www.scotlandsfamily.com/parish-map-caithness.htm here] to see an outline map of the parishes of Caithness. | ||