Duncansby Head

Duncansby Head
Duncansby Head Lighthouse
Duncansby Stacks, rock pinnacles to the immediate south of Duncansby Head

Duncansby Head (Coordinates: 58°38′40″N 03°01′28″W / 58.64444°N 3.02444°W / 58.64444; -3.02444 Grid reference ND405733) (Gaelic: Rubha Duncansby) is the most north-easterly part of the Scottish mainland,[1] including even the famous John o' Groats, Caithness, Highland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.

The point is marked by Duncansby Head Lighthouse.

A minor public road leads from John o' Groats to Duncansby Head, which makes Duncansby Head the farthest point by road from Land's End.

The Duncansby Head Site of Special Scientific Interest includes the 6.5 km stretch of coast south to Skirza Head. It includes the Duncansby Stacks, prominent sea stacks just off the coast.[2]

References

  1. ^ The Undiscovered Scotland website describes Duncansby Head's status as the most north-easterly point in Britain.
  2. ^ SSSI citation



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