Strathy
Strathy (from Scottish Gaelic Srathaidh 'place of the strath')[1] is a scattered community in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands.
Strathy is on the north coast of Scotland, on the A836 road some twenty miles west of Thurso. The village itself includes at least three distinct areas:
- Strathy East (on the right-hand side when passing through the village in the direction of Bettyhill, accessed by two roads leading towards Strathy Beach),
- Strathy West (immediately to the south of Strathy East)
- Strathy Point.
These generally enclose the rest of the village, mainly comprising Steven Terrace. If welcoming signposts are taken to represent the limits of the village, Strathy is contained in these areas. However, some would say that Strathy also takes in the settlement of Baligill to the east, and also Brawl, Aultiphurst and Laidnagullin to the west, essentially the entire community found between the Baligill Burn and the Armadale 'Big' Burn.
The Church of Scotland at Strathy has a prominent position as you drive into the village from the east.
Climate
Climate data for Strathy East (68 m asl, averages 1981–2010) | |||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Average high °C (°F) | 6.2 (43.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
8.0 (46.4) |
10.2 (50.4) |
12.7 (54.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
16.6 (61.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
8.5 (47.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
11.1 (51.9) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.8 (33.4) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.7 (35.1) |
3.2 (37.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
8.1 (46.6) |
10.1 (50.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
8.2 (46.8) |
5.8 (42.4) |
3.2 (37.8) |
1.1 (34.0) |
4.9 (40.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 100.4 (3.95) |
79.4 (3.13) |
82.3 (3.24) |
58.0 (2.28) |
55.3 (2.18) |
63.7 (2.51) |
70.5 (2.78) |
76.3 (3.00) |
96.8 (3.81) |
104.0 (4.09) |
115.5 (4.55) |
100.4 (3.95) |
1,002.6 (39.47) |
Average rainy days | 18.6 | 15.9 | 16.2 | 12.8 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 15.5 | 17.6 | 18.5 | 17.6 | 186.1 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 36.6 | 67.9 | 96.4 | 145.3 | 196.3 | 157.3 | 140.9 | 135.2 | 114.1 | 76.2 | 45.7 | 28.7 | 1,240.6 |
Source: Met Office[2] |
References
- ^ Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape: Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 21 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine. Scottish National Heritage.
- ^ "UK climate averages".
- Webarchive template wayback links
- Use dmy dates from October 2019
- Articles with short description
- Short description with empty Wikidata description
- Articles containing Scottish Gaelic-language text
- Articles with OS grid coordinates
- Coordinates not on Wikidata
- AC with 0 elements
- Populated places in Sutherland
- Parish of Farr
- All stub articles
- Highland geography stubs