Scrabster is a small settlement on Thurso Bay in Caithness on the north coast of Scotland. It is some 1+1/2 mi from Thurso, 22+1/2 mi from Wick, 112 mi from Inverness and 271.7 miles (437.2 km) from Edinburgh. Scrabster Harbour is an important port for the Scottish fishing industry.

During the Second World War,