Wife Geo Arch

Wife Geo Arch is in Highland Council, Scotland. Wife Geo Arch is situated near the hamlet Skirza, as well as near the island Great Stack of Duncansby.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Freswick Castle and Duncansby Head Lighthouse.

Freswick Castle

Castle

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick Castle is situated 2 miles southwest of Wife Geo Arch.

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 2½ miles north of Wife Geo Arch.

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 2½ miles northwest of Wife Geo Arch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Skirza and John o’Groats.

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.

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.

Freswick

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick or Skirza, is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Freswick Bay to the east, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Skirza lies directly northeast of Freswick. Freswick is situated 2 miles southwest of Wife Geo Arch.

Wife Geo Arch

Type: Body of water
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.61122° or 58° 36′ 40″ north

Longitude

-3.03817° or 3° 2′ 17″ west

Open location code

9CCRJX66+FP

OpenStreetMap ID

way 477454147

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=underground

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Skirza Head and Great Stack of Duncansby.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Loch Lomishan and Skirza House.

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