Whaligoe
Whaligoe is a small port in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland, which was prospected by Thomas Telford in 1786 during his tour of northern fishing harbours for the British Fishing Society.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Postdlf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Whale Goe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hill o’ Many Stanes and Broch of Yarrows.
Hill o’ Many Stanes
Archaeological site
Photo: Meghanfdavis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Hill o' Many Stanes is a hillside at Mid Clyth, about 14 kilometres south of Wick, in Caithness, Scotland. It has about 200 upright stones, none more than a metre high, set out in rows running approximately north and south with the incline. Hill o’ Many Stanes is situated 2 miles southwest of Whaligoe.
Broch of Yarrows
Archaeological site
Photo: Bubobubo2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broch of Yarrows is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Whaligoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sarclet and Thrumster.
Sarclet
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sarclet is a remote clifftop crofting township, situated on the east coast of Caithness, lying slightly north of Loch Sarclet in the Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Sarclet is situated 2½ miles northeast of Whaligoe.
Thrumster
Village
Photo: Flaxton, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Thrumster is a crofting township on the main A99 road between Wick and Inverness. It is the nearest village to Wick. The transmission mast used to broadcast BBC television and radio signals to Caithness was located here until 1960. Thrumster is situated 3 miles north of Whaligoe.
Lybster
Village
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lybster is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was once a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. Lybster is situated 5 miles southwest of Whaligoe.
Whaligoe
- Categories: port, human settlement, and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.34757° or 58° 20′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.16285° or 3° 9′ 46″ westElevation
282 feet (86 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB WLGOpen location code
9CCR8RXP+2VOpenStreetMap ID
node 5144486494OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
2634193Wikidata ID
Q7990558
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