Auckengill

Auckengill
Auckengill Location within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND369639
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wick
Postcode district	KW14
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland 58°33′33″N3°05′06″W / 58.55924°N 3.08504°W / 58.55924; -3.08504

Auckengill is a settlement, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of John o' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness, within the Scottish council area of Highland. ^[1]

Auckengill is situated 1⁄2 mile (800 metres) north of Nybster.

Museum

As Caithness is the Viking capital of mainland Scotland, Auckengill has a museum of Viking history called the Northlands Viking Centre. The museum examines the history of the Norse from Norway to Shetland, Orkney and Caithness. On display are models of the Viking settlement at Freswick and a Viking Longship. There is also a shop and picnic area. The museum is the site of the annual Scottish-Scandinavian Northlands Festival in September. ^[2]

Gallery

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  Loch in Auckengill.
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  A broch in Auckengill.
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  Main road of Auckengill.
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  Auckengill Jetty with man made dock.
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  Looking southeast from the settlement.
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  Looking northeast from Auckengill.
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  Map of Caithness of 1878-1879 map showing land available for cultivation.

References

1. Microsoft; Nokia. "Auckengill" (Map). Bing Maps . Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
2. Sawyers, June Skinner. Maverick Guide to Scotland. Pelican Publishing. p. 489. ISBN   978-1-4556-0866-9 . Retrieved 4 October 2017.

See also

• List of places in Highland