Bower, Highland

Bower
Bower is located in Caithness
Bower
Bower
Location within the Caithness area
Population633 (2011 census)
OS grid referenceND2360
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
UK
Scotland
58°32′50″N 3°18′47″W / 58.5472°N 3.3130°W / 58.5472; -3.3130

Bower (Scottish Gaelic: Bàgair) is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices.

Bower's population in 1851 was 1,845; however this has decreased to 633 in 2011.[1]

The village of Bowermadden consists of two streets: Auchorn Square and Thura place as well as some scattered houses and farms.

The Parish church of Bower
  1. ^ Census of Scotland 2011, Table KS101SC – Usual Resident Population, published by National Records of Scotland. Web site http://www.scotlandscensus.gov.uk/ retrieved April 2018. See “Standard Outputs”, Table KS101SC, Area type: Civil Parish 1930; calculated total for all Caithness parishes