East Canisbay

East Canisbay is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. East Canisbay is situated nearby to the locality Seater, as well as near West Canisbay.

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 East Canisbay.

John O’Groats Mill

Watermill

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John O’Groats Mill is a watermill.

8 Doors distillery

Distillery

8 Doors Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in John O'Groats, Caithness. The distillery was founded in 2022. It is the most northerly Scotch whisky distillery on the Scottish mainland. 8 Doors distillery is situated 2 miles east of East 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.

East Canisbay

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.63333° or 58° 38′ north

Longitude

-3.11667° or 3° 7′ west

Elevation

118 feet (36 metres)

Open location code

9CCRJVMM+88

GeoNames ID

2650487

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Seater and West Canisbay.

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