The Turnpike, Shore Street in the Fisher Biggins area of Thurso. Caithness, Scotland, UK. Dates from 1686 and thought to have been a merchant's house.


The Turnpike, a two-storey building with a distinctive rounded external stair tower, dates from 1686 and is thought to have originally been a merchant's house. The Fisher Biggins area, of which Shore Street is a part, is the oldest of Thurso. The Turnpike was sketched by the Lancashire-born artist Lowry.


Size: 6000px × 4063px
Location: Thurso, Caithness, Scotland, UK
Photo credit: © lowefoto / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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