Nybster
Nybster is a scattered rural and crofting township, situated in Caithness and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is located along the A9 road, 0.5 miles south of Auckengill and 7 miles south of John o' Groats.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Phil Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Headland
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Nybster Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nybster Broch and Keiss Castle.
Nybster Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nybster Broch is an archaeological site.
Whitegate Broch
Archaeological site
Photo: Paul E Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitegate Broch is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Auckengill and Keiss.
Auckengill
Hamlet
Photo: Les Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Auckengill is a settlement, 6 miles south of John o' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness, within the Scottish council area of Highland. Auckengill is situated 1⁄2 mile north of Nybster.
Keiss
Village
Photo: Fergus Mather, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Keiss is a fishing village at the northern end of Sinclair's Bay on the east coast of Caithness in Scotland's Highland Council area. Keiss is situated 2 miles southwest of Nybster.
Nybster
- Categories: human settlement and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Nybster” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Nybster”
- Catalan: “Nybster”
- Cebuano: “Brough Head”
- Dutch: “Nybster”
- Swedish: “Brough Head”
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Highlights include Keiss Castle and Ness Head.
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