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Auckengill

Coordinates: 58°33′33″N 3°05′06″W / 58.55924°N 3.08504°W / 58.55924; -3.08504
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Auckengill
Auckengill is located in Caithness
Auckengill
Auckengill
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND369639
Council area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWick
Postcode districtKW14
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FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Scottish Parliament
List of places
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58°33′33″N 3°05′06″W / 58.55924°N 3.08504°W / 58.55924; -3.08504

Auckengill is a settlement, 6 miles (10 kilometres) south of John o' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness, within the Scottish council area of Highland.[1]

Auckengill is situated 12 mile (800 metres) north of Nybster.

Museum

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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]

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References

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  1. ^ Microsoft; Nokia. "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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