The A882 road

Road

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 is entirely within Caithness

Caithness

Caithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...

 in the Highland

Highland (council area)

Highland is a council area in the Scottish Highlands and is the largest local government area in both Scotland and the United Kingdom as a whole. It shares borders with the council areas of Moray, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, and Argyll and Bute. Their councils, and those of Angus and...

 area of Scotland

Scotland

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. It has a length of about 23 kilometres (14.3 mi) and runs generally west/northwest from the A99 in the county town

County town

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 of Wick to the A9 in the Georgemas

Georgemas

Georgemas is an area in the county of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, about south of the town of Thurso and about two kilometres east of the village of Halkirk.The area is served also by the A9, A882 and B874 roads...

 area.

About 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) from Wick the road passes through the village of Watten

Watten, Highland

Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road between the county town of Wick and the burgh of Thurso, about twelve kilometres west of Wick and close to Wick River and to Loch Watten. The village is on The Far North railway line but trains stopped...

, where it is crossed by the B870.

The A882 is part of the most direct route between Wick and the burgh

Burgh

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 of Thurso

Thurso

-Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...

: 8 kilometres (5 mi) of the A9 complete the route.

Between Wick and Watten the traveller has Wick River to the right. The road crosses the river at Watten. Between Watten and Georgemas Loch Watten

Loch Watten

Loch Watten is a loch in Caithness, Scotland in the River Wick drainage basin. The name is a tautology, consisting of the word "loch" and vatn, a Norse word meaning the very same, found in such names as "Þingvallavatn" and Myvatn in Iceland, and "Røssvatnet" and "Møsvatn" in Norway.It is well...

 and Loch Scarmclate are to the right. The traveller who continues to Thurso on the A9 will have the River Thurso

River Thurso

The River Thurso has Loch Rumsdale in Caithness as its source, about 26 kilometres south and 14 kilometres west of the burgh of Thurso, Caithness, and about 2 kilometres south of the railway line linking the burghs of Thurso and Wick with Inverness. At its source and until it reaches Loch More...

 to the left.

Towns, villages and junctions

The A882 runs through or near towns and villages listed below. Junctions listed are with other classified roads

Great Britain road numbering scheme

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Places and junctions	Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey , an executive agency and non-ministerial government department of the Government of the United Kingdom, is the national mapping agency for Great Britain, producing maps of Great Britain , and one of the world's largest producers of maps.The name reflects its creation together with...  Grid references British national grid reference system The Ordnance Survey National Grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references used in Great Britain, different from using latitude and longitude....  and other notes
Wick Wick, Highland Wick is an estuary town and a royal burgh in the north of the Highland council area of Scotland. Historically, it is one of two burghs within the county of Caithness, of which Wick was the county town. The town straddles the River Wick and extends along both sides of Wick Bay... , A99	. From Wick the A99 runs (1) generally north the John o' Groats John o' Groats John o' Groats is a village in the Highland council area of Scotland. Part of the county of Caithness, John o' Groats is popular with tourists because it is usually regarded as the most northerly settlement of mainland Great Britain, although this is not a claim made by the inhabitants...  and (2) generally south/southwest to the A9 at Latheron Latheron Latheron ) is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99.... .
Bridge of Haster
Watten Watten, Highland Watten is a small village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, on the main road between the county town of Wick and the burgh of Thurso, about twelve kilometres west of Wick and close to Wick River and to Loch Watten. The village is on The Far North railway line but trains stopped... , B870	. From Watten the B870 runs (1) generally north/northeast to the B876 near Kirk and (2) generally west to a crossroads with the A9 at Mybster Mybster Mybster is a small village, in Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.Mybster lies 2 miles northwest of the Loch of Toftingall, with the village of Watten lying 2 miles directly to the east, and Thurso located 7 miles north along the A9 road.... , then to Westerdale Westerdale Westerdale is a village, civil parish and dale within the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. The Esk Valley Walk runs through part of the village.According to the 2001 UK census, Westerdale parish had a population of 175.-The Village:... , and then generally north to Glengolly.
Georgemas Georgemas Georgemas is an area in the county of Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, about south of the town of Thurso and about two kilometres east of the village of Halkirk.The area is served also by the A9, A882 and B874 roads... , A9	. From Georgemas the A9 runs (1) generally north to Thurso Thurso -Facilities:Offices of the Highland Council are located in the town, as is the main campus of North Highland College, formerly Thurso College. This is one of several partner colleges which constitute the UHI Millennium Institute, and offers several certificate, diploma and degree courses from...  and (2) generally south to Latheron Latheron Latheron ) is a small village and civil parish in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, centred on the junction of the A9 with the A99.... , Inverness Inverness Inverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland... , Perth Perth, Scotland Perth is a town and former city and royal burgh in central Scotland. Located on the banks of the River Tay, it is the administrative centre of Perth and Kinross council area and the historic county town of Perthshire...  and Falkirk Falkirk Falkirk is a town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies in the Forth Valley, almost midway between the two most populous cities of Scotland; north-west of Edinburgh and north-east of Glasgow.... .