Staxigoe

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 and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Its name derives from Norse, "the inlet of the stack".

Staxigoe
  • Scottish Gaelic: Staxigoe
  • Scots: Staxigoe
Staxigoe
Location within the Caithness area
Population120 
OS grid referenceND382523
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWick
Postcode districtKW1 4
Dialling code01955 60
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish

It was once the largest herring salting station in Europe, but its fishing industry went into decline with the construction of a larger port in central Wick.

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