Duncansby Head (Scottish Gaelic: Ceann Dhunngain[3] or Dùn Gasbaith[4]) is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km (12 mi) east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is located in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland.[5] The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south.
A minor public road leads from John o' Groats to Duncansby Head,[7] 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-kilometre (4-mile) stretch of coast south to Skirza Head. It includes the Duncansby Stacks, prominent sea stacks just off the coast.[8]
Atomic Weapon Test
In 2016, it was reported in The Sunday Post newspaper that scientists from the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldemarston had proposed a nuclear weapon test on the Stacks of Duncansby in 1953, but that the prevailing wet weather was too much for contemporary electronics and the idea was shelved.[9]
duncansby, head, scottish, gaelic, ceann, dhunngain, dùn, gasbaith, most, northeasterly, part, both, scottish, british, mainlands, slightly, northeast, john, groats, lies, approximately, east, southeast, dunnet, head, northernmost, point, both, scottish, briti. Duncansby Head Scottish Gaelic Ceann Dhunngain 3 or Dun Gasbaith 4 is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands slightly northeast of John o Groats It lies approximately 20 km 12 mi east southeast of Dunnet Head the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands Duncansby Head is located in Caithness Highland in north eastern Scotland 5 The headland juts into the North Sea with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south Duncansby Head LighthouseJohn o GroatsDuncansby Head LighthouseLocationDuncansby HeadScotlandUnited KingdomCoordinates58 38 39 N 3 01 30 W 58 644039 N 3 025120 W 58 644039 3 025120 Coordinates 58 38 39 N 3 01 30 W 58 644039 N 3 025120 W 58 644039 3 025120TowerConstructed1924Designed byDavid Alan Stevenson Constructionconcrete towerAutomated1997 Height11 m 36 ft Shapesquare tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower black lantern ochre balconyPower sourcemains electricity OperatorNorthern Lighthouse Board 1 2 RaconT LightFocal height67 m 220 ft Intensity596 000 cdRange22 nmi 41 km CharacteristicFl W 12 s Contents 1 Lighthouse 2 Atomic Weapon Test 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksLighthouse EditThe point is marked by Duncansby Head Lighthouse built by David Alan Stevenson in 1924 6 A minor public road leads from John o Groats to Duncansby Head 7 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 kilometre 4 mile stretch of coast south to Skirza Head It includes the Duncansby Stacks prominent sea stacks just off the coast 8 Atomic Weapon Test EditIn 2016 it was reported in The Sunday Post newspaper that scientists from the Atomic Weapons Establishment in Aldemarston had proposed a nuclear weapon test on the Stacks of Duncansby in 1953 but that the prevailing wet weather was too much for contemporary electronics and the idea was shelved 9 See also Edit Scotland portal Engineering portal List of lighthouses in Scotland List of Northern Lighthouse Board lighthousesReferences Edit Rowlett Russ Lighthouses of Scotland Highlands The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 10 May 2016 Duncansby Head Northern Lighthouse Board Retrieved 10 May 2016 Gaelic and Norse in the Landscape Placenames in Caithness and Sutherland Archived 2011 09 21 at the Wayback Machine Scottish National Heritage http www scottish parliament uk Gaelic placenamesC E pdf bare URL PDF Society of Antiquaries of Scotland 1862 Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Vol 3 Neill and Company p 499 Duncansby Head Lighthouse The Museum of Scottish Lighthouses Archived from the original on 27 July 2014 Retrieved 23 July 2014 Scothighlands How to drive to Duncansby Head from John O Groats www scothighlands com Retrieved 31 October 2019 SSSI citation permanent dead link Experts nearly dropped an atomic bomb on a Scottish landmark in the 1950s Sunday Post Sunday Post 31 October 2016 Retrieved 8 November 2018 External links EditNorthern Lighthouse Board Wikimedia Commons has media related to Duncansby Head Duncansby Stacks rock pinnacles to the immediate south of Duncansby Head This article about a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Scotland is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This Highland location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This British lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Duncansby Head amp oldid 1081585903, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
