OS grid reference ND367876 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district KW14 Council area Highland | Country Scotland Post town Wick Police Scottish Lieutenancy areas Highland, Inverness | |
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Nybster is a scattered rural and crofting township, situated in Caithness and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. It is located along the A9 road, 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Auckengill and 7 miles (11 km) south of John O' Groats.
Map of Nybster, Wick, UK
It is the location of the Nybster Broch, first excavated by Sir Francis Tress Barry in about 1900. A broch is an Iron Age building that is unique to Scotland. This one was probably built between about 200 BC and 200 AD and re-used during the Pictish period (AD 300 - 800). The Caithness Broch Centre nearby provides an opportunity to learn more about the communities that lived in the brochs, those who excavated them and the communities who are still involved with them today.
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