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 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.
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 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 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 The Knee.
The Knee
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 115 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.63898° or 58° 38′ 20″ northLongitude
-3.02493° or 3° 1′ 30″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9CCRJXQG+H2GeoNames ID
12624063
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