OS grid reference ND382523 Sovereign state United Kingdom Postcode district KW1 4 Local time Monday 12:23 AM | Post town Wick Council area Highland | |
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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 and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Its name derives from Norse, "the inlet of the stack".
Map of Staxigoe, Wick, UK
It was once the largest herring salting station in Europe, but its fishing industry went into decline with the construction of a larger port in central Wick.
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Staxigoe Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA