Duncansby Head

Duncansby Head is a peak in Highland Council, Scotland and has an elevation of 207 feet. Duncansby Head is situated nearby to the locality Ness of Duncansby, as well as near The Biel 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.

John O’Groats Mill

Watermill

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John O’Groats Mill is a watermill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include John o’Groats and Duncansby Head.

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.

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.

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.

Duncansby Head

Type: Peak with an elevation of 207 feet
Category: landform
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.6432° or 58° 38′ 35″ north

Longitude

-3.0261° or 3° 1′ 34″ west

Elevation

207 feet (63 metres)

Open location code

9CCRJXVF+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4696996183

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peak

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Localities in the Area

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