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.