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Wick,
which was for nearly 500 years the administrative centre of
Caithness, lies on the east coast
of northern Scotland, some 15 miles south of
Duncansby Head. The name
comes from the Norse Vik, meaning bay,
and it was the Vikings who first used the mouth of the River Wick where it
flows into Wick Bay as a harbour. Wick today
still has the feel of a town that revolves around its harbour and its seafaring
traditions. (more...)
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