West Canisbay
West Canisbay is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. West Canisbay is situated nearby to the locality Warse, as well as near East Canisbay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include MeyGen and John O’Groats Mill.
MeyGen
Power station
MeyGen is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland. MeyGen is situated 2 miles north of West Canisbay.
John O’Groats Mill
Watermill
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John O’Groats Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles east of West Canisbay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canisbay and Huna.
Canisbay
Hamlet
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of Huna and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
Huna
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huna is a small remote crofting township, located 1 mile northeast of Canisbay and 1.5 miles west of John o' Groats in Caithness, in Scotland. It is currently part of the Highland Council area.
John o’Groats
Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.
John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.
West Canisbay
- Type: Locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.63333° or 58° 38′ northLongitude
-3.13333° or 3° 8′ westElevation
89 feet (27 metres)Open location code
9CCRJVM8+8MGeoNames ID
2634476
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Localities in the Area
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