Auckengill

Auckengill
Auckengill
Auckengill shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference ND369639
Council area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Wick
Postcode district KW14
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK Parliament
Scottish Parliament

Auckengill is a settlement, 6 miles south of John O' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness Scotland, within the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]

Auckengill is situated 0.5 mile north of Nybster.

Museum

As Caithness is the Viking capital of mainland Scotland, Auckengill has a museum of Viking history called the Northlands Viking Centre. The museum examines the history of the Norse from Norway to Shetland, Orkney and Caithness. On display are models of the Viking settlement at Freswick and a Viking Longship. There is also a shop and picnic area. The museum is the site of the annual Scottish-Scandinavian Northlands Festival in September.[2]

References

  1. Microsoft; Nokia (23 March 2017). "Auckengill" (Map). Bing Maps. Microsoft. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  2. Sawyers, June Skinner. Maverick Guide to Scotland. Pelican Publishing. p. 489. ISBN 978-1-4556-0866-9. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

See also


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