John o' Groats

John o' Groats
Scottish Gaelic: *Taigh Iain Ghròta*
John o' Groats Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Iain Ghròta;
	John o' Groats House Hotel and signpost
	John o' Groats Location within the Caithness area
Population	300
OS grid reference	ND380734
Council area	Highland;
Lieutenancy area	Caithness;
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WICK
Postcode district	KW1
Dialling code	01955
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross;
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross;

John o' Groats (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Iain Ghròta) is a village 2+1⁄2 miles (4 kilometres) northeast of Canisbay, in the historic county of Caithness, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's north-eastern tip and is popular with tourists. The northernmost point of mainland Scotland is nearby Dunnet Head and the northeastern corner is nearby Duncansby Head.

John o' Groats is sited 690 mi (1,110 km) from London, 280 mi (450 km) from Edinburgh, 6 mi (10 km) from the Orkney Isles and 2,200 mi (3,500 km) from the North Pole; it is 4+1⁄4 mi (7 km) from the uninhabited Island of Stroma.

In summer, a ferry operates between John o' Groats and Burwick on South Ronaldsay in Orkney.^[1]

^ "John O'Groats ferry website". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

[1] "John O'Groats ferry website". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.

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