Upper Ackergill
Upper Ackergill is a farm in Highland Council, Scotland. Upper Ackergill is situated nearby to the aerodrome Wick John O‘ Groats Airport, as well as near the archaeological site Shorelands, Broch site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wick John O‘ Groats Airport and Ackergill Tower.
Wick John O‘ Groats Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wick John O' Groats Airport is located one nautical mile north of the town of Wick, at the north-eastern extremity of the mainland of Scotland. It is owned and maintained by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited.
Ackergill Tower
Hotel
Photo: LeeNapier, Public domain.
Ackergill Tower is located on the coast of Sinclair's Bay, about 2.5 miles north of Wick, Caithness, in northern Scotland. It was built in the early 16th century, and is a Category A listed building. Ackergill Tower is situated 1 mile northwest of Upper Ackergill.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe
Castle
Photo: Sir Gawain, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is located about 3 miles north of Wick on the east coast of Caithness, Scotland. It is considered to be one of the earliest seats of Clan Sinclair. Castle Sinclair Girnigoe is situated 1½ miles northeast of Upper Ackergill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ackergill and Staxigoe.
Ackergill
Hamlet
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland.
Staxigoe
Village
Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Staxigoe is situated 1½ miles southeast of Upper Ackergill.
Wick
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wick is a town in Caithness in the far northeast of Scotland, with a population of 6870 in 2020. The name comes from Norse vik, meaning a bay. The town first grew up north of the river: in the 19th century the fishing port of Pulteney was established to the…
Upper Ackergill
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.46545° or 58° 27′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.0982° or 3° 5′ 54″ westOpen location code
9CCRFW82+5POpenStreetMap ID
way 1467909901OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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