Old St Peter's Church, Thurso

Name: Old St Peter's Church
Address: Back Shore St, Thurso, KW14 8BN, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Thurso

Historical place, Ruins, Church

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Old St Peter's Church is a ruined parish church on Wilson Lane, in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. Dedicated to Saint Peter, it dates to at least 1125, and at one time was the principal church for the county, administered by the Bishops of Caithness. It became a scheduled monument in 1929 and from 1975 until 2016 it was also a Category A listed building. ()

Coordinates: 58°35'48"N, 3°30'54"W

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Back Shore StThurso KW14 8BN United Kingdom

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Old St Peter's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Thurso Castle, Scrabster Castle, Thurso East, St Peter's and St Andrew's Church.

~1690 ftNE
Forts and castles
Thurso Castle, Thurso
9 min walk • Thurso Castle is a ruined 19th-century castle, located in Thurso, Caithness, in the Scottish Highlands. Situated in Thurso East, off Castletown Road, east of the River Thurso, the site can be seen from across the river.
0.9 miW
Forts and castles
Scrabster Castle, Thurso
24 min walk • Scrabster Castle was a castle, near Burnside, about 0.5 miles north and west of Thurso, and 0.5 miles south of the village of Scrabster, Highland in Scotland, south of Thurso Bay. It is on an eroding promontory.
~1310 ftNE
Surfing
Thurso East, Thurso
7 min walk • Thurso East is a coastline section of the Atlantic 0.5 miles east of Thurso, Caithness, northern Scotland. It is situated at the mouth of the River Thurso, overlooked by the remains of Thurso Castle. The reef is made of layers of Caithness flagstone. It is Scotland's prime surfing venue on the north coast.
~1830 ftSW
Church
St Peter's and St Andrew's Church, Thurso
9 min walk • St Peter's and St Andrew's Church is located on Princes Street in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. The church was built to a design of William Burn in 1830–2, a simplified version of the Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh, which is also attributed to Burn.
1 miSW
Universities and schools
North Highland College, Scrabster
27 min walk • North Highland College provides further education and higher education in the north of Scotland through a network of learning centres and by distance learning. It is a constituent college of the University of the Highlands and Islands.

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Which popular attractions are close to Old St Peter's Church?

Nearby attractions include Thurso East, Thurso (7 min walk), Thurso Castle, Thurso (9 min walk), St Peter's and St Andrew's Church, Thurso (9 min walk), Scrabster Castle, Thurso (24 min walk).

Old St Peter's Church, Thurso

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Thurso plan & book

Old St Peter's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Thurso Castle, Thurso

Scrabster Castle, Thurso

Thurso East, Thurso

St Peter's and St Andrew's Church, Thurso

North Highland College, Scrabster

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Old St Peter's Church?