CCWS - A to Z of Caithness Places

LATHERONWHEEL
The village was set up in 1835 by Captain Robert Dunbar a landowner. A single street leads to the small harbour. A single span bridge from 1726 still survives but carries no traffic now. Up to 50 boats used this harbour at the height of the great herring boom.

4 December 2005

17 March 2002

Into Latheronwheel From South	Whalebone Arch	An Old Croft House
Fisherman's Store in the cliff	The old bridge showing the original road	Traditional House

Main Street through village
leads to harbour

Small creel boats still use harbour

Farmhouse on road o harbour

Main Road North past Latheronwheel
Yes it is this peaceful - it was a Sunday

Harbour on Sunday 15 October 2000 Archaeology Group visiting the cairns	Village Street runs down to harbour	Cairn above Latheronwheel Walk over old bridge and up the hill

Group looking at one of the cairns during archaeology week 15 Oct 2000	Amelia Pannett - Archaeologist from Cardiff University leading a group during Archaeology Week 15 Oct 2000	Coast From Latheronwheel
	Old Bridge on Old Road

See also Harbours Map of Area