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Staxigoe

Coordinates: 58°27′20″N 3°03′36″W / 58.45542°N 3.05993°W / 58.45542; -3.05993
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Staxigoe
Staxigoe is located in Caithness
Staxigoe
Staxigoe
Location within the Caithness area
Population120 
OS grid referenceND382523
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWick
Postcode districtKW1 4
Dialling code01955 60
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
List of places
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Scotland
58°27′20″N 3°03′36″W / 58.45542°N 3.05993°W / 58.45542; -3.05993

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

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  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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