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Plot of land, Thurso

Key Features

  • Planning in Principle
  • Stunning rural location
  • Close to Thurso

Description

An exciting opportunity for budding self-builders. This attractive plot set in the scenic Caithness countryside has views of Morven and Maidens Pap hills & stunning views westward across open farmland with Ben Loyal visible on a clear day.This plot is 40m x 40m but is negotiable as set in a corner of a large field. Services (electricity, water and telephone) are located nearby. It is 3 miles from Thurso town centre that has local amenities, shops and services. There are also many scenic countryside walks that can be accessed from the plot. A small convenience shop and café can be walked to from Achscrabster to Westfield. The wider community of Westfield and Lieurary have a village hall where friendly and welcoming events are held regularly at Christmas, Halloween and for Burn's Night.It is approx. ¼ mile from Thurso-Westfield-Reay B road, down a single track road within the small community of Achscrabster. Households in this area are eligible for school transport for Miller Academy Primary School and Thurso High School. There is Planning in Principle and all the information can be found on The Highland Council's website under reference 22/02341/PIP. Please see the drone footage on our website and the location can be found on What3words: grinders.journey.bring

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-01-29

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

80 Mbps

Superfast · available to 40% of premises

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Pennyland Primary School3.8 miles
    Pupils
    180
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Miller Academy Primary School3.9 miles
    Pupils
    267
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Mount Pleasant Primary School4.4 miles
    Pupils
    185
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Halkirk Primary School5.1 miles
    Pupils
    83
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Reay Primary School5.9 miles
    Pupils
    36
    Type
    Non-denominational

Secondary

  • Thurso High School3.6 miles
    Pupils
    753
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Wick High School20 miles
    Pupils
    735
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Farr High School22 miles
    Pupils
    68
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Stromness Academy31 miles
    Pupils
    338
    Type
    Non-denominational
  • Kirkwall Grammar School38 miles
    Pupils
    861
    Type
    Non-denominational

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: planning activity, heritage and any flood history here are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Morrisons Daily Thurso High Ormile, Thurso3.4 miles
Lidl Thurso, Thurso4 miles
Tesco Thurso Superstore, Thurso4.1 miles

GP surgery

Thurso & Halkirk Medical Practice3.9 miles

Pharmacy

Thurso & Halkirk Medical Practice3.9 miles

Walking trail

Westfield to Achnavast46 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

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Getting Around

Nearest station

Thurso Rail Station3.8 miles

Nearest bus stop

Bus Shelter459 metres

Typical drive times

Wick42 min · 25 miles
Thurso11 min · 4.4 miles
Stromness2 hr 23 min · 69 miles
Inverness (city)2 hr 32 min · 114 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From SEPA flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Not shown on SEPA's flood mapsLower risk

Surface water

No mapped surface water riskLower risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)

£14.99 · one-off purchase

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