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TITLE
Stacks of Duncansby, John O'Groats
EXTERNAL ID
QZP40_CARD_0189
PLACENAME
John o' Groats
DISTRICT
Caithness - Northern
OLD COUNTY/PARISH
CAITHNESS: Canisbay
PERIOD
1910s; 1920s
SOURCE
Highland Libraries
ASSET ID
32087
KEYWORDS
Stalks of Duncansby
Stacks of Duncansby
John O' Groats
geology
stacks
postcards
firths
Stacks of Duncansby, John O'Groats

This postcard shows the Stacks of Duncansby Head in Caithness. Duncansby Head is situated to the east of John O' Groats and is home to a lighthouse built in 1924. This is said to be the true most north easterly tip of the Scottish mainland, exceeding John O' Groats by at least a mile. Its headland protrudes into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south. The Stacks of Duncansby Head are sheer cliffs that rise 210 feet out of the water

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Stacks of Duncansby, John O'Groats

CAITHNESS: Canisbay

1910s; 1920s

Stalks of Duncansby; Stacks of Duncansby; John O' Groats; geology; stacks; postcards; firths

Highland Libraries

Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection

This postcard shows the Stacks of Duncansby Head in Caithness. Duncansby Head is situated to the east of John O' Groats and is home to a lighthouse built in 1924. This is said to be the true most north easterly tip of the Scottish mainland, exceeding John O' Groats by at least a mile. Its headland protrudes into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south. The Stacks of Duncansby Head are sheer cliffs that rise 210 feet out of the water