Caithness

[ keyth-nes, keyth-nes ]

/ ˈkeɪθ nɛs, keɪθˈnɛs /

a historic county in NE Scotland.

Example sentences from the Web for caithness

An expedition was fitted out, and sent against the Earl of Caithness, who was defeated and slain.

History of Civilization in England, Vol. 3 of 3 |Henry Thomas Buckle
Even in the historic period it is said to have been hunted in Caithness.

The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia |Frank Evers Beddard
He had visitors from Orkney, and from Caithness, to the great annoyance of his persecutors.

Letters of Samuel Rutherford |Samuel Rutherford
A singular instance of a very exceptional method of marshalling occurs in the case of the arms of the Earl of Caithness.

A Complete Guide to Heraldry |Arthur Charles Fox-Davies

She had stepped out from London into the tranquillity of these Caithness moors.

The House of Defence v. 1 |E. F. Benson

Caithness

/ (keɪθˈnɛs, ˈkeɪθnɛs) /

(until 1975) a county of NE Scotland, now part of Highland