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Latitude: 58.5952 / 58°35'42"N
Longitude: -3.5172 / 3°31'1"W
OS Eastings: 311912
OS Northings: 968467
OS Grid: ND119684
Mapcode National: GBR K6P0.FJT
Mapcode Global: WH5BJ.Y795
Plus Code: 9CCRHFWM+34
Entry Name: 8 Wilson Street, Thurso
Listing Name: 8, Wilson Street
Listing Date: 21 February 1975
Category: C
Source: Historic Scotland
Source ID: 388476
Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB42043
Building Class: Cultural
ID on this website: 200388476
Location: Thurso
County: Highland
Town: Thurso
Electoral Ward: Thurso and Northwest Caithness
Traditional County: Caithness
Tagged with: House
Early 19th century, 2-storey, 3-bay house. Heavily pointed
rubble, rendered margins. Centre entrance with panelled door;
4-pane glazing; differing end stacks; asbestos slate roof.
Rubble screen wall to SE. Caithness slab front garden
retaining wall.
Plaque on front of house reads; "Robert Dick, Geologist and
Botanist lived her 1830-1866, earning his daily bread by
his hard work, obliged to read and study by night and yet
able to instruct the Director General o the Geographical
Society". Robert Dick was a Thurso baker. He corresponded
with Hugh Miller of Cromarty.
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