Duncansby Head Lighthouse
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands.Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 8 Doors distillery and John O’Groats Mill.
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 1½ miles west of Duncansby Head Lighthouse.
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 west of Duncansby Head Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duncansby Head and John o’Groats.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands.
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.
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. Huna is situated 2½ miles west of Duncansby Head Lighthouse.
Duncansby Head Lighthouse
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.64396° or 58° 38′ 38″ northLongitude
-3.0253° or 3° 1′ 31″ westElevation
75 feet (23 metres)Inception
1924Open location code
9CCRJXVF+HVOpenStreetMap ID
way 171278442OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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