Namely Cait , a Pictish province and a Norse word ness for promontory. The county reflects its history in many of its place names. This diversity has been handed on to many parts of the world as people from the north of Scotland emigrated to Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United states of America. Many of the place names of Caithness are repeated with their counterparts showing the need of original inhabitants in new lands to have a reminder of their past both cultural and geographical. The listing Below has information or pictures if the entry is in yellow.
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