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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bower like this:
Bower.-- par. and hamlet with ry. sta. (4 miles distant), NE. Caithness-shire, 11½ miles NW. of Wick, 19,677 ac., pop. 1608; P.O.
Bower is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bower itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bower, in Highland and Caithness | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16777
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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