John o' Groats House Hotel and Pier

John o' Groats House Hotel and Pier

ID: QZP40_CARD_1818 DESCRIPTION: Postcard of the House Hotel at John o' Groats, the Last House, the pier and the Pentland Firth. John o' Groats is the furthest village from Land's End on the British mainland - a full 876 miles separates the two points. The Pentland Firth separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness; its name is thought to be a corruption of Pictland Fjord. The Firth is well known for the strength of its tides, being among some of the fastest in the world, a speed of 16 knots (30 km/h) being reported close west of Pentland Skerries. The force of the tides gives rise to overfalls and tidal races which can occur at different stages of the tide. PLACENAME: John o' Groats DISTRICT: Caithness - Northern OLD COUNTY/PARISH: CAITHNESS: Canisbay SOURCE: Highland Libraries COLLECTION: Highland Libraries' Postcard Collection Asset ID: 33740 KEYWORDS: