The modern village is on average a little younger than the Highland region in general.
However these names for the highland regions are no longer used on recent maps.
A northern area of the county became part of the Highland region.
Caithness was one of eight districts in the Highland region.
Inverness, 34 miles away, is the administrative capital of the Highland region.
Inland (east) of the coastal plain lies the central highland region.
Within the Highland region, local government functions were divided between the regional council and the district councils.
The committee areas are similar to the districts which were abolished in 1996, when the Highland region became a unitary council area.
In 1996 the districts were abolished and the Highland region became a unitary council area.
The town sits at the foot of a steep, winding pass which leads into the highland regions.
