The Biel of Duncansby

The Biel of Duncansby is a locality in Highland Council, Scotland. The Biel of Duncansby is situated nearby to the locality Head of Fastgeo, as well as near Wife Geo Stack.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Duncansby Head Lighthouse and Freswick Castle.

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. Duncansby Head Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northeast of The Biel of Duncansby.

Freswick Castle

Castle

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick Castle is situated 2½ miles south of The Biel of Duncansby.

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 north of The Biel of Duncansby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include John o’Groats and Skirza.

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.

Skirza

Hamlet

Skirza or Skirsa, is a small remote linear fishing village, overlooking Freswick Bay to the south and Skirza Head to the southeast, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

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. Duncansby Head is situated 2 miles northeast of The Biel of Duncansby.

The Biel of Duncansby

Type: Locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.62099° or 58° 37′ 16″ north

Longitude

-3.05328° or 3° 3′ 12″ west

Open location code

9CCRJWCW+9M

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5170681027

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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