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Much of the village is built on the old Townland (or fermland) of Stanergill . The Stanergill Burn was the eastern boundary of the townland. It flows now through the eastern end of the village and so into Dunnet Bay and the Atlantic Ocean . The name ''Stanergill'' can be read as meaning ''Stone Valley'' and much of Castletown was built during the 19th century boom years of Caithness as a source of Flagstone . Much of the stone was processed in the Harbour area of the village, known as Castlehill, and many of the streets of London were paved with it. The harbour was built by James Bremner . More modern Industry in the village includes Manufacture of food-storage Freezer s. Castletown is the main settlement in the Parish of Olrig . LOCAL GOVERNMENT Castletown is in the Caithness North West Ward of the Highland Council (see '' List Of Highland Council Wards ''), which elects one Councillor by the First Past The Post system of election. EXTERNAL LINK |
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