In 1882-4, Frances Groome's Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland described Killimster like this:

Kilminster, a hamlet in Wick parish, Caithness, 5 miles NW of Wick town. To the SW lie the Loch of Kilminster (2½ x 2 furl.; 45 feet above sea-level) and Kilminster Moss, which measures about 2 miles square, and is many feet deep.—Ord. Sur., sh. 116, 1878.

Killimster through time

Killimster is now part of HIGHLAND Council. Click here for graphs and data of how HIGHLAND has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Killimster itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Killimster, in Highland and Caithness | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26936

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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