The Knee

The Knee is a hill in Scotland, United Kingdom and has an elevation of 115 feet. The Knee is situated nearby to the locality Duncansby Head, as well as near Ness of Duncansby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Duncansby Head Lighthouse and 8 Doors distillery.

Duncansby Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Duncansby Head is in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.

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 The Knee.

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 The Knee.

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 in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.

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 The Knee.

The Knee

Type: Hill with an elevation of 115 feet
Category: landform
Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.63898° or 58° 38′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.02493° or 3° 1′ 30″ west

Elevation

115 feet (35 metres)

Open location code

9CCRJXQG+H2

GeoNames ID

12624063

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