Place:


Bower  Caithness

 
Ordnance Survey First Series map -- click to enlarge

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In 1887, John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles described Bower like this:

Bower.-- par. and hamlet with ry. sta. (4 miles distant), NE. Caithness-shire, 11½ miles NW. of Wick, 19,677 ac., pop. 1608; P.O.

Bower through time

Bower is now part of Highland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Highland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Bower itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Bower, in Highland and Caithness | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/16777

Date accessed: 29th April 2025

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