Bilbster

Bilbster
Bilbster
	Bilbster Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND279530
District	Caithness;
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wick
Dialling code	01955 621
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°27′N 3°14′W / 58.45°N 03.23°W

Bilbster is a rural area in the Highlands region of Scotland. It is situated on the A882 road^[1] and consists of just a handful of houses spread over approximately 1 square mile (2.6 km²). The nearest village is Watten which is approximately 2 miles (3 km) to the north-west and the nearest town is Wick which is 5 miles (8 km) to the south-east. Bilbster is a farming area. The River Wick, which is a productive salmon river, flows to the north of the settlement. A nearby wind farm was opened in 2008, consisting of three wind turbines that together are capable of generating 3.9 megawatts of electricity.^[2]