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John o'Groat's House, a house of octagonal shape formerly existing in Canisbay par., NE. Caithness, on the Pentland Firth, 1½ mile W. of Duncansbay Head; its site is outlined on a mound, near which is an inn with an octagonal tower commanding a magnificent view over the sea to the Orkneys. According to the legend, the original house was built octagonal in order to settle a question of precedence in the Groat family. "John o'Groat's" denotes the northern extremity of the Scottish mainland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "a house of octagonal shape" (ADL Feature Type: "buildings") |
| Administrative units: | Caithness County |
| Place: | John O Groats |
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