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Bower
Also known as: Bàghar
In or near Halkirk.
Bower in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
Les Harvey — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Georgemas Junction · 8.9 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bower, the nearest railway station is Georgemas Junction, which is 8.9 km away. The postcode for your sat-nav is KW1 4TN. Entry details are not provided, so please check ahead for accessibility information.
About
Bower is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bower (Scottish Gaelic: Bàgair) is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices. Bower's population in 1851 was 1,845; however this has decreased to 633 in 2011. The village of Bowermadden consists of two streets: Auchorn Square and Thura place as well as some scattered houses and farms.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.5472, -3.3130
- District
- Highland
- Postcode
- KW1 4TN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
- Nearest railway station
- Georgemas Junction — 8.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q2181270 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bower, Highland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bower?
- Bower is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW1 4TN).
- What is Bower?
- Bower in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bower?
- The nearest railway station is Georgemas Junction, about 8.9 km away. Drivers can use postcode KW1 4TN.
- How do I get to Bower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW1 4TN. It sits within the Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross parliamentary constituency.