Talk:Caithness

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Contents 1 Settlements 2 When did the Norse arrive? 3 Gaidhlig language in Caithness 4 Re committee areas/article subject 5 Name of the peninsula? 6 There is little or no evidence 7 Local media 8 Infobox

[edit] Settlements

"Other settlements include Castletown, Halkirk, John O'Groats, Latheron, Mey and, Reay."

This list could get very very long.

Laurel Bush 12:33, 4 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] When did the Norse arrive?

A date would be nice, to the nearest century.

Laurel Bush 16:42, 3 Feb 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Gaidhlig language in Caithness

Added information on the Gaidhlig language in Caithness. Hope someone can format the quotes better.

[edit] Re committee areas/article subject

I note the article is defined currently as being primarily about a Highland Council committee area, which seems to be a somewhat emphemeral concept, unlikely to survive long in its current form. I understand these committee areas have no legislative definition and are purely Highland Council inventions, defined in terms of lists of wards. The council can not control the development of ward boundaries and the relevant Boundaries Commision is not constrained to respect committee area boundaries. Boundaries are expected to change dramatically in 2007 (to create new multi-member wards). Therefore committee areas are likely to have quite different shapes, and perhaps also different names. Laurel Bush 12:45, 16 January 2006 (UTC).

OK. I have just reverted to the form about, primarily, the county, with reference to abolision of parish councils in 1930, under the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1929. Laurel Bush 12:58, 16 January 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Name of the peninsula?

Is there a name used to properly designate the peninsula that is composed of Caithness and Sutherland, collectively (≈ north-eastern Highlands region)? //Big Adamsky 11:52, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

Far North appears frequently in The Caithness Courier and The John O'Groat Journal, but that term appears to have no official status. Also, it seems sometimes to mean Caithness and Sutherland and sometimes Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross. (See Caithness and Sutherland (UK Parliament constituency), Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (UK Parliament constituency) and Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (Scottish Parliament constituency). Collectively, Caithness and Sutherland may represent a Norse/Norwegian perception of the Pictish Kingdom of Cait/Cat. Laurel Bush 12:36, 8 February 2006 (UTC).

I'm not sure if it is a peninsula: we would need to ask a geographer. It probably is though: "water on three sides" it says. If that is the definition of a peninsula then Scotland itself is one! The only geographical descriptor for the wider area that I am aware of is northwest highlands: north and east of the Great Glen fault, ie. from Morvern and Ardnamurchan up to Sutherland and Caithness. Eg. see:

• Category:Mountains and hills of the Northwest Highlands

--Mais oui! 09:28, 12 February 2006 (UTC)

North Highland is sometimes used to refer to Caithness and Sutherland. Thurso-centred North Highland College, however, has interests which lie well outside the two former counties. If, collectively, they are seen as a peninsula, then there seems to be no simple name for it. Laurel Bush 10:23, 14 February 2006 (UTC).

Caithness by definition is the headland of the Cat (a Pictish tribal/social grouping prior to the arrival of the Gaels or Norse) and included Sutherland until the creation of the earldom of Sutherland 1235. Therefore Cat is the sensible historical name for the headland in its entirety. Far north is a term bound up in the Victorian Anglo centric view of the UK with the north of Scotland mainland being a distant place. North Highland should only be seen as a political name referring to the northern parts of Highland Regional Council.

[edit] There is little or no evidence

Isn't that an oxymoron since little is referenced negating no evidence? Wikipedia - the source of all knowledge and nonsense - what would we do without it? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.135.197.66 (talk) 18:52, 11 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Local media

Is caithness.org really a community website? It seems to be very much a private initiative on the part of a particular Highland councillor who is expected to be standing for re-election in May. Laurel Bush 11:46, 21 March 2007 (UTC).

No response on this one? Shall I remove the external link? Laurel Bush 10:38, 31 March 2007 (UTC).

Link removed, then replace after secon thoughts. Laurel Bush 12:17, 2 April 2007 (UTC).

I feel that caithnessonline.com deserves the same courtesy that caithness.org is accorded. Both are Caithness community websites. For one to be favoured over the other is unfair. Either allow both links and references to them, or delete both. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaishowing (talk • contribs) 18:40, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

As per previous discussions in April, these community forum websites add nothing to the article, I've removed both links. Fraslet 18:53, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

Thank you.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Kaishowing (talk • contribs) 18:40, 2 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Infobox

I have just removed a nonsensical infobox. See Template talk:Infobox Scotland county. Laurel Bush (talk) 14:25, 19 February 2008 (UTC).