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Duncansbay Head, prom., Caithness-shire, 18½ miles N. of Wick, forming NE. extremity of Scottish mainland, alt. 210 ft.; 1 mile S. are Duncansbay Stacks, 3 rocks detached from the mainland.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "promontory" (ADL Feature Type: "capes") |
Administrative units: | Caithness ScoCnty |
Place: | Duncansby |
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