Spittal | |
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Spittal shown within the Caithness area | |
OS grid reference | ND167541 |
Council area | |
Country | Scotland |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Wick |
Postcode district | KW1 5 |
Police | Scottish |
Fire | Scottish |
Ambulance | Scottish |
EU Parliament | Scotland |
Spittal is a small hamlet, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Spittal lies 9 miles south of Thurso, and 1.5 miles north of Mybster. The main A9 road runs past Spittal.
A nearby electrical substation is the landing point for a 1200 MegaWatt high-voltage direct current submarine power cable to Blackhillock near Keith, Moray in northeast Scotland, crossing the Moray Firth. Another cable from Shetland is planned to reach Spittal.