Fresgoe

Fresgoe

The harbour at Fresgoe
Fresgoe
Fresgoe shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference NC957659
Council area
Lieutenancy area
Country Scotland
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district KW14 7
Dialling code Thurso
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland

Fresgoe is the main harbour for the village of Reay, overlooking Sandside Bay in Caithness in the Scottish highlands. It was built in the early 1830s, by a Major William Innes, primarily to encourage fishing and was also used on the north coast trading route.

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