Thurso

Thurso is a town and former burgh on the north coast of Scotland. It is the northernmost town on the island of Great Britain.

The settlement, from which Thurso developed, was founded by Vikings around the year 1000 AD due to its favourable location as the northernmost Scottish port on the main British island opposite Norway, Orkney and Shetland. In 1266, Viking rule, which was centred on the Orkney Islands, came to an end. Until the 18th century, Thurso was an important harbour for traffic in the North Sea.

A Victory Statue was erected in 1922 in a well manicured park. It commemorates those who lost their lives in the WWI.