Canisbay Kirk

Canisbay Kirk is a church in Highland Council, Scotland. Canisbay Kirk is situated near the archaeological site Broch site, as well as near the cemetery Canisbay Parish Church churchyard.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: 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 1½ miles north of Canisbay Kirk.

John O’Groats Mill

Watermill

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

John O’Groats Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2 miles east of Canisbay Kirk.

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 east of Canisbay Kirk.

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.

Canisbay Kirk

Type: Church
Denomination: Church of Scotland
Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.63855° or 58° 38′ 19″ north

Longitude

-3.1327° or 3° 7′ 58″ west

Open location code

9CCRJVQ8+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 690956446

OpenStreetMap feature

amenity=place_of_worship

OpenStreetMap feature

building=church

OpenStreetMap attribute

denomination=church_of_scotland

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Broch site and Canisbay Parish Church churchyard.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Retreat on the 500 and MeyGen substation.

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