Ackergill
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Coordinates: 58°27′40″N 3°06′45″W / 58.46113°N 3.11237°W
| Ackergill | |
 Ackergill Tower |
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 Ackergill
Ackergill shown within the Caithness area |
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| OS grid reference | ND351530 |
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| Council area | Highland |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | KW1 4 |
| Police | Northern |
| Fire | Highlands and Islands |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| EU Parliament | Scotland |
| List of places: UK • Scotland • | |
Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland.
[edit] History
In Ackergill is a famous tower/castle named Ackergill Tower.
[edit] Economy
NIga be a small village, Ackergill used to have a lifeboat station, which served the increasing volume of shipping that began to pass through the area with the rise of the herring industry at nearby Wick from the mid-19th century; in poor weather, vessels often sought shelter in Sinclair's Bay. The lifeboat station is no longer used.[1]
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