Staxigoe Explained

Country:Scotland
Official Name:Staxigoe
Scots Name:Staxigoe
Gaelic Name:Staxigoe
Static Image Width:200px
Population:120
Os Grid Reference:ND382523
Map Type:Caithness
Coordinates:58.4554°N -3.0599°W
Unitary Scotland:Highland
Post Town:Wick
Postcode District:KW1 4
Postcode Area:KW
Dial Code:01955 60

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gittings . Bruce . Munro . David . Staxigoe. The Gazetteer for Scotland . School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society . 26 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Staxigoe, Harbour . Canmore . Historic Environment Scotland . 25 July 2022.