"John o' Groats John o' Groats () is a village NE of the village of Canisbay, Caithness, in the far north of Scotland. John o' Groats lies on 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 to the southwest. It is not the most northerly point on the island of Britain (nearby Dunnet Head is farther north). John o' Groats is from London, from Edinburgh, from the Orkney Isles and from the North Pole. It is from the"
"Ness Point Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the Waveney district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to the north of the town centre and has a direction marker, known as Euroscope, marking locations in other countries and how far away they are from Ness Point. Ness point is the site for the Orbis Energy Centre, a renewable energy development centre. Also located at Ness Point is the previous record holder for Britain's tallest wind turbine,"
"Marshall Meadows Bay Marshall Meadows Bay is the northernmost point of England. It is located on the Northumberland coast, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) to the north of Berwick-upon-Tweed, and just to the south of the Anglo-Scottish border. Across the border in Scotland is the county of Berwickshire in the Borders region. The hamlet of Marshall Meadows lies to the west of the bay, and is the most northerly inhabited place in England. The Marshall Meadows Country House Hotel is here, along with a farm and a caravan site. There is a disused tunnel from the caravan site to the bay"
"crew members. Lizard Point, Cornwall Lizard Point () in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston. Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain at 49° 57' 30"" N. With the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly, it is the southernmost part of England. Lizard Point is for many ships the starting point of their ocean passage and a notorious shipping hazard. The Lizard Lighthouse is situated"
"nicknamed ""Gulliver"". It stands tall, generating energy for the National Grid. Ness Point Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the Waveney district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to the north of the town centre and has a direction marker, known as Euroscope, marking locations in other countries and how far away they are from Ness Point. Ness point is the site for the Orbis Energy Centre, a renewable energy development centre. Also located at Ness"
"Lizard Point, Cornwall Lizard Point () in Cornwall is at the southern tip of the Lizard Peninsula. It is situated half-a-mile (800 m) south of Lizard village in the civil parish of Landewednack and about 11 miles (18 km) southeast of Helston. Lizard Point is the most southerly point on mainland Great Britain at 49° 57' 30"" N. With the exception of parts of the Isles of Scilly, it is the southernmost part of England. Lizard Point is for many ships the starting point of their ocean passage and a notorious shipping hazard. The Lizard Lighthouse is situated at Lizard"
"6 metres, then deepens considerably. The bay is located some north of the closest UK city, Inverness, in Scotland's Highland region and from London. Even Lerwick, the Shetland's capital and only town, is some to the south. However, Haroldswick's claim to be the northernmost settlement in the UK is surpassed by the tiny hamlet of Norwick-Skaw, situated to the north. The Methodist Church at Haroldswick is the northernmost church in Britain. For many years, Haroldswick Post Office was the most northerly in the UK and visitors could get a special postmark. Since the office's closure in 1999, this record is"
"Antarctic claims of three of the Commonwealth's members – Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom – are counted. If so, the southernmost point is the South Pole (by definition, 90°S), where those three claims (and those of other, non-Commonwealth, countries) meet. However, these claims are generally not recognised, except by some or all other claimants to Antarctica. If Antarctic claims are not included, Thule Island, in the British overseas territory of South Sandwich Islands, lies farthest south, at 59°27″00′S. These, still, are overseas territories of a Commonwealth member. Including only integral parts of members, the most southern point is"
"the south of the region the Nevis range reaches over 1300 metres and includes the highest point in all of Britain; while to the east are the Cairngorms with summits above 1200 metres and a plateau which is the coldest place in Britain. The Northwest Highlands are typically not quite as cold as the Cairngorms. Considering its terrain and its latitude of about 57 to 58 degrees North, the area is surprisingly warm: this is due to the mild influence of the Gulf Stream. The aurora borealis is sometimes visible on winter nights, especially at the climax of the 11-year"
"points are bordering the sea; due to the geographic nature of the coastline, all extremities are located on islands. Therefore, extreme points of the Norwegian mainland are also included in the list. The northernmost point is Knivskjellodden, located in Magerøya in Finnmark. The northernmost mainland point is Cape Nordkinn, located in Lebesby, Finnmark; this is also the northernmost location of mainland Europe. Both border the Barents Sea. The southernmost location of Norway proper is Pysen, while the southernmost mainland location is Lindesnes; both border Skagerrak. The easternmost point is Hornøya, with Kibergsneset being the easternmost mainland location. Both are in"
"Point of Ayre The Point of Ayre () is the northernmost point of the Isle of Man. It lies at the northern end of Ramsey Bay north of the town of Ramsey. The point can be accessed by the A16 road from Bride. Point of Ayre lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse on the Isle of Man, is located here. It is the closest point on the Isle of Man to the British mainland, being south of Burrow Head in Scotland. The name Ayre comes from the Norse word ""Eyrr"" meaning gravel bank. Strong currents offshore cause an ever-changing build-up of shingle,"
"Out Stack Out Stack or Ootsta in Shetland, Scotland, is the northernmost point of the British Isles and has been described as ""the full stop at the end of Britain"". It lies immediately 600 m northeast of Muckle Flugga and north of the island of Unst. It is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islands and lies within the Hermaness National Nature Reserve. It is uninhabited and there is no landfall directly to the north. Out Stack is little more than a rocky outcrop, and is uninhabited. It has been described as ""the full stop at the end"
"extreme points of Yorkshire. On 31 August 2011 Strangeway became the first person to sleep at each of the six extreme points of Great Britain solo on consecutive nights. This is the extreme point route Strangeway took: Thursday 25/Friday 26 – Southernmost point – Lizard Point, Cornwall Friday 26 /Saturday 27 – Lowest point – Holme Fen, Huntingdonshire Saturday 27/Sunday 28 – Easternmost point – Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk Sunday 28/Monday 29 – Westernmost point – Corrachadh Mor, Argyllshire Monday 29/Tuesday 30 – Northernmost point – Dunnet Head, Caithness Tuesday 30/Wednesday31 – Highest point – Ben Nevis, Inverness-shire In June 2012"
"Extreme points of Scotland This is a list of the extreme points and extreme elevations in Scotland. The northernmost and westernmost points of Scotland coincide with those of the UK (both for the mainland and including the islands). The opening of the Skye Bridge on 16 October 1995 means that Skye could be regarded as part of the British mainland, which - using this definition - would make the westernmost point of mainland Britain a spot 200m south of the Neist Point Lighthouse, Skye, at Schiehallion, a mountain in Perthshire, is sometimes described as the centre of Scotland. However, 2002"
"been one of the most powerful earthquakes in the Norwegian Sea area in the past 10 years. The island lays claim to many ""most northerly"" UK titles: the tiny settlement of Skaw in the north-east of the island is the northernmost settlement in the UK; Haroldswick is the site of Britain's most northerly church; the Muckle Flugga lighthouse, just off the far north of Unst, was opened in 1858 and is the most northerly lighthouse in the UK, situated close to Out Stack, the most northerly rock in the UK. Western Norway is 300 km away. The islands of Unst"
"""British Isles"". The ""Northern"" in ""Northern Ireland"" is not completely accurate. The most northerly point on the island, Malin Head, is in the Republic of Ireland—in County Donegal's Inishowen Peninsula. The dictionary definition of British Isles is that it is a geographical term that refers to the whole of Ireland and Great Britain as well as the surrounding islands. It is sometimes incorrectly used as if identical to the UK; or to refer to Great Britain and the surrounding islands, excluding the island of Ireland entirely. The BBC and ""The Times"" have style guides that mandate the dictionary definition but"
"Knivskjellodden Knivskjellodden or Knivskjelodden is a peninsula located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the northernmost point on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. It is sometimes considered the northernmost point of the entire continent of Europe. The nearby Kinnarodden on the Nordkinn Peninsula is the northernmost point on the mainland. The northernmost point of the country Norway is in fact Rossøya, in Svalbard, far north. Knivskjellodden can only be reached on foot, after a long hike from a parking area near the European route E69 highway (), south of North Cape. Travel agencies that organize"
"of Britain"". Travellers would not encounter any further land masses between Out Stack and the North Pole if heading directly north. Lady Franklin, the wife of the Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin, landed on Out Stack after John Rae's reports of the fate of the Franklin expedition had reached Stromness, Orkney, where she lived, in 1853/54. The Hermaness National Nature Reserve covers the Muckle Flugga rocks and Out Stack, as well as the seabird cliffs and moorland of Hermaness. Out Stack Out Stack or Ootsta in Shetland, Scotland, is the northernmost point of the British Isles and has been described"
"Hornblower"", an order is given to ""Weather the Lizard"" in the episode ""Hornblower:Mutiny"". ""Lizard Point"" is also a track on the 1982 album """" released by Brian Eno. The Lizard ""For the village also called The Lizard, see Lizard (village)"" The Lizard () is a peninsula in southern Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The most southerly point of the British mainland is near Lizard Point at . Lizard village, also known as The Lizard, is the most southerly on the British mainland, and is in the civil parish of Landewednack, the most southerly parish. The valleys of the River Helford and"
"Extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations This is a list of the extreme points of the Commonwealth of Nations — the points that are farther north, south, east or west, or higher or lower in elevation than any other location. The northernmost point in the Commonwealth is in the far north of Canada. Cape Columbia, on Ellesmere Island, in the territory of Nunavut lies at 83°08″41′N. Nunavut is a full part of Canada, which is an active member of the Commonwealth, making its position as the northernmost point uncontroversial. The southernmost point in the Commonwealth depends on whether the"
"mid 10th century, extending England's borders northwards to the River Forth and Edinburgh. Lothian was lost to the Scots at the Battle of Carham in 1018, and Tweedmouth became England's northernmost point, with the River Tweed as the border. Control of Berwick-upon-Tweed alternated between England and Scotland in the following centuries, with the town being finally retaken by the English in 1482. The current border was established at Marshall Meadows Bay in the Treaty of Fotheringhay of 11 June 1482. Marshall Meadows Bay Marshall Meadows Bay is the northernmost point of England. It is located on the Northumberland coast, 2.5"
"and then relayed to the Brow Head station by wireless telegraphy for relaying on to the recipients. Brow Head Brow Head () is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland. It is in the rural townland of Mallavogue near Crookhaven in County Cork, Ireland. It is 3.8 km east of Mizen Head at latitude 51.43ºN. Ptolemy's ""Geography"" (2nd century AD) described a point called Νοτιον (""Notion"", ""southern promontory"") which referred to Brow Head. The signal tower on Brow Head is part of a chain of towers built in 1804, during British rule, to give warning of a French invasion. Originally"
"trips for unaware tourists often advertise the North Cape as the northern extremity of Europe, but this is not true as the Knivskjellodden is further north. Knivskjellodden Knivskjellodden or Knivskjelodden is a peninsula located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It is the northernmost point on the island of Magerøya in Northern Norway. It is sometimes considered the northernmost point of the entire continent of Europe. The nearby Kinnarodden on the Nordkinn Peninsula is the northernmost point on the mainland. The northernmost point of the country Norway is in fact Rossøya, in Svalbard, far north. Knivskjellodden can only be"
"Prawle Point Prawle Point (, ""lookout hill"") is a coastal headland in south Devon, England It is the southernmost point of Devon. Access is from the village of East Prawle along a single-track road, at the end of which a National Trust car park is present. At the point itself, there are high cliffs. The National Coastwatch Institution has a station at the point The area around the point is a noted area for cirl bunting, a localised bird in Britain, while the area has also attracted many rare vagrant birds including Britain's second chestnut-sided warbler. The point is included"
"Cape Columbia Cape Columbia is the northernmost point of land of Canada, located on Ellesmere Island in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut. It marks the westernmost coastal point of Lincoln Sea in the Arctic Ocean. It is the world's northernmost point of land outside Greenland and the distance to the North Pole is . In 1876, Pelham Aldrich was the first European to reach Cape Columbia. He was a lieutenant with the expedition (1875-76) of British explorer George Nares. Robert Peary chose the Cape as the location for the northernmost depot of his final attempt to reach the Pole (1909),"
"Northumberland National Park Northumberland National Park is the northernmost national park in England. It covers an area of more than between the Scottish border in the north to just south of Hadrian's Wall, and it is one of the least populated and least visited of the National Parks. The park lies entirely within Northumberland, covering about a quarter of the county. The park covers several distinct areas. In the north are the Cheviot Hills, a range of hills that mark the border between England and Scotland. Further south, the hills give way to areas of rolling moorland, some of which"
"Brow Head Brow Head () is the most southerly point of mainland Ireland. It is in the rural townland of Mallavogue near Crookhaven in County Cork, Ireland. It is 3.8 km east of Mizen Head at latitude 51.43ºN. Ptolemy's ""Geography"" (2nd century AD) described a point called Νοτιον (""Notion"", ""southern promontory"") which referred to Brow Head. The signal tower on Brow Head is part of a chain of towers built in 1804, during British rule, to give warning of a French invasion. Originally the signalling was done with a system of flags and blackballs on masts. Brow Head, or Mallavogue,"
"Inverness Inverness (; from the , meaning ""Mouth of the River Ness""; ) is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for The Highland Council and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands. Inverness lies near two important battle sites: the 11th-century battle of Blàr nam Fèinne against Norway which took place on the Aird and the 18th century Battle of Culloden which took place on Culloden Moor. It is the northernmost city in the United Kingdom and lies within the Great Glen (Gleann Mòr) at its north-eastern extremity where the River Ness enters the"
"smaller than that represented by ward councillors. The ward area also includes parts of other community council areas. Thurso is the most northerly town on the British mainland, situated on the northern coastline overlooking the Orkney Islands. It is situated at the northern terminus of the A9 road, the main road linking Caithness with the south of Scotland, and is west of John o' Groats and northwest of Wick, the closest town. Thurso railway station is the most northerly location served by Britain's rail network, which links the town directly with Wick, the county town of Caithness, and with Inverness."
"Point Barrow Point Barrow or Nuvuk is a headland on the Arctic coast in the U.S. state of Alaska, northeast of Utqiagvik. It is the northernmost point of all the territory of the United States, at . The distance to the North Pole is . The northernmost point on the Canadian mainland, Murchison Promontory, is farther north. Point Barrow is an important geographical landmark, marking the limit between two marginal seas of the Arctic, the Chukchi Sea on its western side and the Beaufort Sea on the eastern, both delimited to the North by the edge of the map as"
"today, identified by its characteristic tall black chimneys. Cranfield Point Cranfield Point () is the southernmost point of Northern Ireland. It is located at the mouth of Carlingford Lough in the townland of Cranfield, County Down. It was once the site of the Cranfield Point lighthouse, marking the entrance to the lough. Its poor position led to the construction of the Haulbowline Lighthouse situated in the middle of the entrance to Carlingford Lough. Cranfield Point Lighthouse subsequently fell victim to coastal erosion and collapsed into the sea during the 1860s. The lighthouse keeper's cottage remained and was later converted into"
"Duncansby Head Duncansby Head ( or Dùn Gasbaith) is the most northeasterly part of the British mainland, including even the famous John o' Groats. It is located in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south. The point is marked by Duncansby Head Lighthouse, built by David Alan Stevenson in 1924. A minor public road leads from John o' Groats to Duncansby Head, which makes Duncansby Head the farthest point by road from Land's End. The Duncansby Head Site of"
"Muckle Flugga Muckle Flugga () is a small rocky island north of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is often described as the northernmost point of the British Isles, but the smaller islet of Out Stack is actually farther north. It used to be the northernmost inhabited island, but forfeited that accolade when the lighthouse was automated and the last residents moved out. The name comes from Old Norse, """", meaning ""large steep-sided island"". It has frequently been noted on lists of unusual place names. According to local folklore, Muckle Flugga and nearby Out Stack were formed when two"