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{{Short description|Village in Highland, Scotland}}
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'''John o' Groats''' ({{lang-gd|Taigh Iain Ghròt}}) is a village 2.5 mi (4 km) northeast of [[Canisbay, Caithness]], in the far north of Scotland. John o' Groats lies on [[Great Britain|Great Britain's]] northeastern tip, and is popular with tourists as one end of the longest distance between two inhabited British points on the mainland, with [[Land's End]] in Cornwall lying {{convert|876|mi|km|abbr=on}} southwest, but it is not the northernmost point of mainland Great Britain, which is the nearby [[Dunnet Head]].
'''John o' Groats''' ({{langx|gd|Taigh Iain Ghròta}}) is a village 2.5 mi (4 km) north-east of [[Canisbay, Caithness|Canisbay]], in the historic [[county]] of [[Caithness]], [[Scotland]]. It lies on Scotland's north-eastern tip and is popular with tourists. The northernmost point of mainland Scotland is nearby [[Dunnet Head]] and the north eastern corner is nearby [[Duncansby Head]].


John o' Groats is {{convert|690|mi|km|abbr=on}} from London, {{convert|280|mi|km|abbr=on}} from Edinburgh, {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the [[Orkney Isles]], and {{convert|2200|mi|km|abbr=on}} from the North Pole. It is {{convert|4+1/4|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} from the uninhabited [[Island of Stroma]].
John o' Groats is sited {{convert|690|mi|km|abbr=on}} from [[London]], {{convert|280|mi|km|abbr=on}} from [[Edinburgh]], {{convert|6|mi|km|0|abbr=on}} from the [[Orkney Isles]] and {{convert|2200|mi|km|abbr=on}} from the [[North Pole]]; it is {{convert|4+1/4|mi|km|1|abbr=on}} from the uninhabited [[Island of Stroma]].


In summer, a ferry operates between John o' Groats and [[Burwick, Orkney|Burwick]] on [[South Ronaldsay]] in Orkney.<ref>[http://www.jogferry.co.uk/Home.aspx John O'Groats ferry website]</ref>
In summer, a ferry operates between John o' Groats and [[Burwick, Orkney|Burwick]] on [[South Ronaldsay]] in Orkney.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.jogferry.co.uk/Home.aspx |title=John O'Groats ferry website |access-date=23 April 2014 |archive-date=19 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419000357/http://www.jogferry.co.uk/Home.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Name==
==Name==
The settlement takes its name from Jan de Groot,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Macdonald |first1=Fiona |title=Scotland, A Very Peculiar History – Volume 2 |date=13 December 2011 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited |isbn=978-1-908759-18-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Nm7BAAAQBAJ&q=jan+de+groot&pg=PT23 |access-date=20 October 2020 |language=en}}</ref> a 15th-century Dutchman who once plied a ferry from the Scottish mainland to [[Orkney]], which had recently been acquired from [[Norway]] by [[James IV of Scotland|King James IV]]. Local legend has that the "o' Groats" refers to John's charge of one [[groat (coin)|groat]] for use of his ferry, but it actually derives from the Dutch ''de groot'', meaning "the large". People from John o' Groats are known as "Groaters".
The settlement takes its name from Jan de Groot,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Macdonald |first1=Fiona |title=Scotland, A Very Peculiar History – Volume 2 |date=13 December 2011 |publisher=Andrews UK Limited |isbn=978-1-908759-18-4 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4Nm7BAAAQBAJ&q=jan+de+groot&pg=PT23 |access-date=20 October 2020 |language=en |archive-date=7 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210907221043/https://books.google.com/books?id=4Nm7BAAAQBAJ&q=jan+de+groot&pg=PT23 |url-status=live }}</ref> a 15th-century Dutchman who once plied a ferry from the Scottish mainland to [[Orkney]], which had recently been acquired from [[Norway]] by [[James IV of Scotland|King James IV]]. Local legend has that the "o' Groats" refers to John's charge of one [[groat (coin)|groat]] for use of his ferry, but it actually derives from the Dutch ''de groot'', meaning "the large". People from John o' Groats are known as "Groaters".

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The name John o' Groats has a particular resonance because it is often used as a starting or ending point for cycles, walks, and charitable events to and from Land's End (at the extreme south-western tip of the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] peninsula in [[England]]). The phrase ''[[Land's End to John o' Groats]]'' is frequently heard both as a literal journey (being the longest possible in Great Britain) and as a [[metaphor]] for great or all-encompassing distance, similar to the American phrase "[[wikt:coast-to-coast|coast to coast]]". Also, for many years, it was the northern terminal of the [[A9 road (Scotland)|A9 trunk road]], which now ends at [[Scrabster]].


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The name John o' Groats has a particular resonance because it is often used as a starting or ending point for cycles, walks, and charitable events to and from Land's End (at the extreme south-western tip of the [[Cornwall|Cornish]] peninsula in [[England]]). The phrase ''[[Land's End to John o' Groats]]'' is frequently heard both as a literal journey and as a [[metaphor]] for great or all-encompassing distance, similar to the phrase common in the American continents, "[[wikt:coast-to-coast|coast to coast]]". Also, for many years, it was the northern terminal of the [[A9 road (Scotland)|A9 trunk road]], which now ends at [[Scrabster]].
The longest journey possible in the UK is however Lands End to Duncansby Head, 2 miles to the east of JoG.
==Demography==
==Demography==
In 2007, the population of John o' Groats was about 300.<ref>John o' Groats tourist information, 29 October 2007</ref> The village is dispersed, but has a linear centre with council housing, sports park, and a shop, which is on the main road from the nearest town of [[Wick, Highland|Wick]].
In 2007, the population of John o' Groats was about 300.<ref>John o' Groats tourist information, 29 October 2007</ref> The village is dispersed, but has a linear centre with council housing, sports park, and a shop, which is on the main road from the nearest town of [[Wick, Highland|Wick]].
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==Tourism==
==Tourism==
John o' Groats attracts large numbers of tourists from all across the world all year round. In 2005, a popular tourist guide, ''[[Lonely Planet]]'', described the village as a "seedy tourist trap"<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4573511.stm "Northern outpost dubbed 'seedy'"], [[BBC News]]</ref> and in 2010 John o' Groats received a Carbuncle Award from ''[[Urban Realm]]'' magazine for being "Scotland's most dismal town".<ref>[http://www.urbanrealm.com/carbuncles/johnogroats "John O' Groats named Scotland's most dismal town"], The Carbuncle Awards, ''[[Urban Realm]]'' (accessed 2014-08-19).</ref> The completion of major redevelopment work in 2013 aimed to revitalise the area.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/aug/31/john-o-groats-scotland-makeover "John O'Groats: a new starts for the end of the road"], ''[[The Guardian]]'', 31 August 2012.</ref> Every July (usually the second weekend) has the annual Wildcat Motorcycle Rally held at the local village hall, which is run by a local club of motorcycle enthusiasts called TEAM MCC (The End And More Motorcycle Club).
John o' Groats attracts large numbers of tourists from across the world all year round. In 2005, a popular tourist guide, ''[[Lonely Planet]]'', described the village as a "seedy tourist trap";<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4573511.stm "Northern outpost dubbed 'seedy'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226115709/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4573511.stm |date=26 December 2008}}, [[BBC News]]</ref> in 2010, John o' Groats received a Carbuncle Award from ''[[Urban Realm]]'' magazine for being ''Scotland's most dismal town''.<ref>[http://www.urbanrealm.com/carbuncles/johnogroats "John O' Groats named Scotland's most dismal town"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140824122721/http://www.urbanrealm.com/carbuncles/johnogroats |date=24 August 2014}}, The Carbuncle Awards, ''[[Urban Realm]]'' (accessed 19 August 2014).</ref> The completion of major redevelopment work in 2013 aimed to revitalise the area.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/aug/31/john-o-groats-scotland-makeover "John O'Groats: a new starts for the end of the road"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210207010333/https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2012/aug/31/john-o-groats-scotland-makeover |date=7 February 2021}}, ''[[The Guardian]]'', 31 August 2012.</ref> In the second weekend of July, the annual Wildcat Motorcycle Rally held at the local village hall, which is run by a local club of motorcycle enthusiasts called TEAM MCC (The End And More Motorcycle Club).


John o' Groats lies at the end of the 14th stage of the [[John o' Groats Trail]], a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John o' Groats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jogt.org.uk/stages/lybster-to-whaligoe/|title=Lybster to Whaligoe – The John o' Groats Trail|access-date=2019-11-02}}</ref>
John o' Groats lies at the end of the 14th stage of the [[John o' Groats Trail]], a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John o' Groats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jogt.org.uk/stages/lybster-to-whaligoe/|title=Lybster to Whaligoe – The John o' Groats Trail|access-date=2 November 2019|archive-date=1 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191101095424/http://www.jogt.org.uk/stages/lybster-to-whaligoe/|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Hotel===
===Hotel===
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The John o' Groats House Hotel was built on or near the site of Jan de Groot's house, and was established in 1875. It has been described by [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]] [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]] [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] [[Rhoda Grant]] as "one of the UK's most famous landmarks".<ref>[http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3306/Community_buyout_could_save_landmark_hotel.html Community buyout could save landmark hotel, John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204083447/http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3306/Community_buyout_could_save_landmark_hotel.html |date= 4 December 2007 }}</ref> It was closed for several years, and fell into disrepair until undergoing a radical transformation by Edinburgh-based architects GLM for self-catering holiday specialists Natural Retreats. It reopened for business in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naturalretreats.co.uk/destinations/scotland/john-ogroats|title=The Inn at John O'Groats| access-date=2014-01-09|publisher=naturalretreats.co.uk}}</ref>
The John o' Groats House Hotel was built on or near the site of Jan de Groot's house and was established in 1875. It has been described by [[Highlands and Islands (Scottish Parliament electoral region)|Highlands and Islands]] [[Scottish Labour Party|Labour]] [[Member of the Scottish Parliament|MSP]] [[Rhoda Grant]] as "one of the UK's most famous landmarks".<ref>[http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3306/Community_buyout_could_save_landmark_hotel.html Community buyout could save landmark hotel, John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071204083447/http://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/3306/Community_buyout_could_save_landmark_hotel.html |date= 4 December 2007}}</ref> It was closed for several years and fell into disrepair, until undergoing a radical transformation by Edinburgh-based architects GLM for self-catering holiday specialists Natural Retreats. It reopened for business in August 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naturalretreats.co.uk/destinations/scotland/john-ogroats|title=The Inn at John O'Groats|access-date=9 January 2014|publisher=naturalretreats.co.uk|archive-date=7 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181107143601/https://naturalretreats.co.uk/destinations/scotland/john-ogroats|url-status=live}}</ref>


<blockquote>John o' Groat's House was an ancient house believed to be situated in front of the present hotel and was marked with a flagpole now removed, deriving its name from John of Groat, or Groot, and his brothers, originally from Holland, said to have settled here about 1489. The house was of an octagon shape, being one room, with eight windows and eight doors, to admit eight members of the family; the heads of different branches of it, to prevent their quarrels for precedence at table. Each came in by this contrivance at his own door, and sat at an octagon table, at which, of course, there was no chief place or head.
<blockquote>John o' Groat's House was an ancient house believed to be situated in front of the present hotel; it was marked with a flagpole now removed, deriving its name from John of Groat, or Groot, and his brothers, originally from the [[Netherlands]], said to have settled here about 1489. The house was of an octagon shape, being one room, with eight windows and eight doors, to admit eight members of the family; the heads of different branches of it, to prevent their quarrels for precedence at table. Each came in by this contrivance at his own door and sat at an octagon table, at which, of course, there was no chief place or head.
:—''[[Haydn's Dictionary of Dates]]''<ref>''Haydn's Dictionary of Dates'', 1876, by Benjamin Vincent, pg 388.</ref></blockquote>
:—''[[Haydn's Dictionary of Dates]]''<ref>''Haydn's Dictionary of Dates'', 1876, by Benjamin Vincent, pg 388.</ref></blockquote>


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[[File:Signpost at John o' Groats 2017-05-23.jpg|thumb|The free signpost]]
[[File:Signpost at John o' Groats 2017-05-23.jpg|thumb|The free signpost]]


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The landmark ''Journey's End'' signpost at John o' Groats was installed in 1964 on private land and operated as a visitor attraction by a [[Penzance]]-based photography company that also operates its counterpart at Land's End. Visitors paid a fee for a photograph of themselves next to the signpost, displaying either a message or the date and distance to a location of their choice.

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The original site was bought in 2013, as part of the hotel redevelopment, and the signpost was moved to a [[caravan park]] {{cvt|200|yard|}} away. When the hotel reopened, a publicly accessible signpost was erected at the original site, without customisable text.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/signs-of-the-times-for-john-ogroats-old-landmark.22009376|title=Signs of the times for John O'Groats' old landmark|access-date=31 January 2014|publisher=heraldscotland.com/|archive-date=23 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140223005106/http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/signs-of-the-times-for-john-ogroats-old-landmark.22009376|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Transport==
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The landmark "Journey's End" signpost at John o' Groats was installed in 1964 on private land and operated as a visitor attraction by a [[Penzance]]-based photography company that also operates its counterpart at Land's End. Visitors paid a fee for a photograph of themselves next to the signpost displaying either a message or the date and distance to a location of their choice.
Local bus services are operated by [[Stagecoach Highlands]] and [[Aaron's of Wick]]; routes connect the area to Wick, Thurso and Dounreay.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John O' Groats Bus Services |work=Bus Times |date=2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/john-o-groats |quote=}}</ref>


The nearest [[National Rail]] Station is at {{rws|Wick}}. The normal weekday service is three trains per day to {{rws|Inverness}}, operated by [[ScotRail]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Timetables |work=ScotRail |date=2 June 2024 |access-date=21 July 2024 |url= https://www.scotrail.co.uk/plan-your-journey/timetables |quote=}}</ref>
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The original site was bought in 2013 as part of the hotel redevelopment, and the signpost moved to a [[caravan park]] {{cvt|200|yard|}} away. When the hotel reopened, a publicly accessible signpost was erected at the original site, without customisable text.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/signs-of-the-times-for-john-ogroats-old-landmark.22009376|title=Signs of the times for John O'Groats' old landmark| access-date=2014-01-31|publisher=heraldscotland.com/}}</ref>


==Sport==
==Sport==
John o' Groats FC plays in the [[Caithness Amateur Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/caithnessamateurfootballassociation/Divisions|title=Caithness Amateur Football Association — League Tables|work=leaguewebsite.co.uk|access-date=28 November 2017}}</ref>
John o' Groats FC plays in the [[Caithness Amateur Football Association]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/caithnessamateurfootballassociation/Divisions|title=Caithness Amateur Football Association — League Tables|work=leaguewebsite.co.uk|access-date=28 November 2017|archive-date=31 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131203631/http://www.leaguewebsite.co.uk/caithnessamateurfootballassociation/Divisions|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Book festival==
==Book festival==
The John O'Groat Book Festival was held for the first time in 2018. Since then, it has attracted authors such as [[Theresa Breslin]] and [[Christopher Brookmyre]], as well as a number of local authors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/packed-programme-as-john-o-groats-book-festival-2020-extends-to-four-days-186559/|title = Packed programme as John O'Groats Book Festival 2020 extends to four days|date = 21 November 2019}}</ref>
The John O'Groat Book Festival was held for the first time in 2018. Since then, it has attracted authors such as [[Theresa Breslin]] and [[Christopher Brookmyre]], as well as a number of local authors.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/packed-programme-as-john-o-groats-book-festival-2020-extends-to-four-days-186559/|title = Packed programme as John O'Groats Book Festival 2020 extends to four days|date = 21 November 2019|access-date = 25 February 2020|archive-date = 25 February 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200225193126/https://www.johnogroat-journal.co.uk/news/packed-programme-as-john-o-groats-book-festival-2020-extends-to-four-days-186559/|url-status = live}}</ref>
The festival is held annually in April.
The festival is held annually in April.


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For the river in New Zealand, see John o'Groats River.

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58°38′14″N 3°04′08″W / 58.63722°N 3.06889°W / 58.63722; -3.06889

John o' Groats (Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Iain Ghròta) is a village 2.5 mi (4 km) north-east of Canisbay, in the historic county of Caithness, Scotland. It lies on Scotland's north-eastern tip and is popular with tourists. The northernmost point of mainland Scotland is nearby Dunnet Head and the north eastern corner is nearby Duncansby Head.

John o' Groats is sited 690 mi (1,110 km) from London, 280 mi (450 km) from Edinburgh, 6 mi (10 km) from the Orkney Isles and 2,200 mi (3,500 km) from the North Pole; it is 4+1⁄4 mi (6.8 km) from the uninhabited Island of Stroma.

In summer, a ferry operates between John o' Groats and Burwick on South Ronaldsay in Orkney.[1]

Name

The settlement takes its name from Jan de Groot,[2] a 15th-century Dutchman who once plied a ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney, which had recently been acquired from Norway by King James IV. Local legend has that the "o' Groats" refers to John's charge of one groat for use of his ferry, but it actually derives from the Dutch de groot, meaning "the large". People from John o' Groats are known as "Groaters".

The name John o' Groats has a particular resonance because it is often used as a starting or ending point for cycles, walks, and charitable events to and from Land's End (at the extreme south-western tip of the Cornish peninsula in England). The phrase Land's End to John o' Groats is frequently heard both as a literal journey and as a metaphor for great or all-encompassing distance, similar to the phrase common in the American continents, "coast to coast". Also, for many years, it was the northern terminal of the A9 trunk road, which now ends at Scrabster. The longest journey possible in the UK is however Lands End to Duncansby Head, 2 miles to the east of JoG.

Demography

In 2007, the population of John o' Groats was about 300.[3] The village is dispersed, but has a linear centre with council housing, sports park, and a shop, which is on the main road from the nearest town of Wick.

Aerial view

Tourism

John o' Groats attracts large numbers of tourists from across the world all year round. In 2005, a popular tourist guide, Lonely Planet, described the village as a "seedy tourist trap";[4] in 2010, John o' Groats received a Carbuncle Award from Urban Realm magazine for being Scotland's most dismal town.[5] The completion of major redevelopment work in 2013 aimed to revitalise the area.[6] In the second weekend of July, the annual Wildcat Motorcycle Rally held at the local village hall, which is run by a local club of motorcycle enthusiasts called TEAM MCC (The End And More Motorcycle Club).

John o' Groats lies at the end of the 14th stage of the John o' Groats Trail, a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John o' Groats.[7]

Hotel

The John o' Groats House Hotel was built on or near the site of Jan de Groot's house and was established in 1875. It has been described by Highlands and Islands Labour MSP Rhoda Grant as "one of the UK's most famous landmarks".[8] It was closed for several years and fell into disrepair, until undergoing a radical transformation by Edinburgh-based architects GLM for self-catering holiday specialists Natural Retreats. It reopened for business in August 2013.[9]

John o' Groat's House was an ancient house believed to be situated in front of the present hotel; it was marked with a flagpole now removed, deriving its name from John of Groat, or Groot, and his brothers, originally from the Netherlands, said to have settled here about 1489. The house was of an octagon shape, being one room, with eight windows and eight doors, to admit eight members of the family; the heads of different branches of it, to prevent their quarrels for precedence at table. Each came in by this contrivance at his own door and sat at an octagon table, at which, of course, there was no chief place or head.

—Haydn's Dictionary of Dates[10]

Signpost

The free signpost

The landmark Journey's End signpost at John o' Groats was installed in 1964 on private land and operated as a visitor attraction by a Penzance-based photography company that also operates its counterpart at Land's End. Visitors paid a fee for a photograph of themselves next to the signpost, displaying either a message or the date and distance to a location of their choice.

The original site was bought in 2013, as part of the hotel redevelopment, and the signpost was moved to a caravan park 200 yd (180 m) away. When the hotel reopened, a publicly accessible signpost was erected at the original site, without customisable text.[11]

Transport

Local bus services are operated by Stagecoach Highlands and Aaron's of Wick; routes connect the area to Wick, Thurso and Dounreay.[12]

The nearest National Rail Station is at Wick. The normal weekday service is three trains per day to Inverness, operated by ScotRail.[13]

Sport

John o' Groats FC plays in the Caithness Amateur Football Association.[14]

Book festival

The John O'Groat Book Festival was held for the first time in 2018. Since then, it has attracted authors such as Theresa Breslin and Christopher Brookmyre, as well as a number of local authors.[15] The festival is held annually in April.

See also

References

  1. ^ "John O'Groats ferry website". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2014.
  2. ^ Macdonald, Fiona (13 December 2011). Scotland, A Very Peculiar History – Volume 2. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-908759-18-4. Archived from the original on 7 September 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ^ John o' Groats tourist information, 29 October 2007
  4. ^ "Northern outpost dubbed 'seedy'" Archived 26 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine, BBC News
  5. ^ "John O' Groats named Scotland's most dismal town" Archived 24 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, The Carbuncle Awards, Urban Realm (accessed 19 August 2014).
  6. ^ "John O'Groats: a new starts for the end of the road" Archived 7 February 2021 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 31 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Lybster to Whaligoe – The John o' Groats Trail". Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  8. ^ Community buyout could save landmark hotel, John O'Groat Journal and Caithness Courier Archived 4 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ "The Inn at John O'Groats". naturalretreats.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  10. ^ Haydn's Dictionary of Dates, 1876, by Benjamin Vincent, pg 388.
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