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Houna or Huna, a hamlet in Canisbay parish, Caithness, adjacent to Houna Ness on the Pentland Firth, 3 miles W of Duncansbay Head, and 16½ N of Wick. It has a post office under Wick and an inn, and is the ferry station to Orkney.
(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)
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| Feature Description: | "a hamlet" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Canisbay Parish Caithness County |
| Place names: | HOUNA | HOUNA OR HUNA | HUNA |
| Place: | Huna |
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