Great Stack of Duncansby
Great Stack of Duncansby is an island in Scotland, United Kingdom. Great Stack of Duncansby is situated nearby to the locality The Biel of Duncansby, as well as near Duncansby Head.Places of Interest
Highlights include Duncansby Head Lighthouse and John O’Groats Mill.
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.
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 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.
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.
Great Stack of Duncansby
- Type: Island
- Categories: locality and landform
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.6307° or 58° 37′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.035° or 3° 2′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CCRJXJ8+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 476046400OpenStreetMap feature
place=island
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