Thurso Heritage Society
Conserve ~ Interpret~ Educate
We Need Your Help!
Thurso Heritage Society is a registered charity (SC015758). The Society was formed in order to preserve
and promote the character, history and traditions of the county of Caithness in general and the town of
Thurso in particular. Thurso Heritage Society needs your help as it will be applying for grant aid to raise
funds to restore and interpret Old St. Peter’s Church. As part of its fundraising campaign the Society
needs to gather letters of support from the local community and visitors to the area so please complete
and return the letter of support.
Old St. Peter’s Church, although enlarged and extensively rebuilt in the first half of the 17 th century,
incorporates considerable remains of what may have been an early 12th century Head Kirk that was
linked to Orkney. The Church’s buttresses, apse and tower are thought to be the oldest structures in
Caithness. The Church has an impressive stonework tracery window, opening. It is a Scheduled
Monument of national importance. The tower once acted as the town’s prison, whilst the graveyard
dates back to Viking times.
If you would like to become a member of Thurso Heritage Society and/or make a donation to help to
restore Old St. Peter’s Church please contact Mrs Elma Mowat, Honorary Treasurer,
27 Durness Street Thurso, KW14 8BD.
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TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I am writing to lend my support to Thurso Heritage Society’s efforts to
secure grant aid to restore and interpret Old St. Peter’s Church, Thurso.
Name:
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Organisation (if any):
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Address:
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Signature:
Date:
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Please return your letter of support to either:
Mrs Isobel Corner, Honorary Secretary of Thurso Heritage Society, Morven, Olrig Street, Thurso, KW14
7JA or Caithness Horizons, Old Town Hall, High Street, Thurso, KW14 8AJ.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT