Staxigoe

Staxigoe
Scottish Gaelic: *Staxigoe*
Scots: *Staxigoe*
Staxigoe Scottish Gaelic: Staxigoe; Scots: Staxigoe;
	Staxigoe Location within the Caithness area
Population	120
OS grid reference	ND382523
Council area	Highland;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wick
Postcode district	KW1 4
Dialling code	01955 60
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
	List of places UK Scotland 58°27′20″N 3°03′36″W / 58.45542°N 3.05993°W

Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands^[1] and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Its name derives from Norse, "the inlet of the stack". It was once the largest herring salting station in Europe,^[2] but its fishing industry went into decline with the construction of a larger port in central Wick.

References

^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Staxigoe". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
^ "Staxigoe, Harbour". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

External links

Staxigoe

[1] Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Staxigoe". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[2] "Staxigoe, Harbour". Canmore. Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 25 July 2022.

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