Latheron

Latheron
Scottish Gaelic: Latharn
Clan Gunn Heritage Centre
Latheron  Latheron shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND199335
Civil parish	Latheron
Council area	Highland
Lieutenancy area	Caithness
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	LATHERON
Postcode district	KW5
Dialling code	01593
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency in the Highlands and Islands electoral region
List of places UK Scotland

Coordinates: 58°17′N 3°22′W / 58.28°N 3.37°W

Latheron (from Scottish Gaelic Latharn, meaning "muddy place")^[1] is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99.

References

1. Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland. Scottish National Heritage.

External links

• Latheron historical notes