MeyGen substation
MeyGen substation is an electrical substation in Highland Council, Scotland. MeyGen substation is situated nearby to the cemetery Canisbay Parish Church churchyard, as well as near the archaeological site Broch site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include MeyGen and John O’Groats Mill.
MeyGen
Power station
MeyGen is a tidal stream energy plant in the north of Scotland. The project is located in the Pentland Firth, specifically the Inner Sound between the Island of Stroma and the Scottish mainland. MeyGen is situated 1¼ miles north of MeyGen substation.
John O’Groats Mill
Watermill
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
John O’Groats Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1½ miles east of MeyGen substation.
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 2 miles east of MeyGen substation.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canisbay and Huna.
Canisbay
Hamlet
Photo: DeFacto, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Canisbay is a rural hamlet located about one mile southwest of Huna and two and a half miles southwest of John o' Groats in Caithness, Scottish Highlands, and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.
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.
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.
MeyGen substation
- Type: Electrical substation
- Categories: building and industry
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.64182° or 58° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
-3.12895° or 3° 7′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CCRJVRC+PCOpenStreetMap ID
way 1053089544OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Canisbay Parish Church churchyard and Broch site.
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