Duncansby Head

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Duncansby Head

Duncansbay Head,

sandstone cliff, 210 ft (64 m) high, Highland, NE Scotland. It is the northeastern extremity of the Scottish mainland.

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In his new series of Dhan Uisge, which airs on a Thursday evening and is also available on iPlayer, he is filmed swimming at far-flung locations, including between the iconic stacks at Duncansby Head, Caithness, and under a stunning waterfall at Glen Brittle in Skye's Cuillin Hills.

FREE WILLY; Wild swimmer on how he was snapped skinny dipping at a remote island by a boatful of whale watchers; TV PRESENTER REVEALS HIS LOVE OF OUTDOOR SWIMMING.. AND THE COLDER, THE BETTER

"We tasked coastguard teams from Wick and Duncansby Head to assist the woman, who was unable to climb the steps up the cliffside to the road.

Woman rescued after cliff plunge; EMERGENCY

The 291ft Priscilla got into difficulties at about 3.30am yesterday on the Pentland Skerries, north east of Duncansby Head on the Caithness coast.

Cargo ship stuck on rocks as tug rescue fails

Contract: Gb-edinburgh: Refurbishment and upgrade of duncansby head lighthouse

Refurbishment And Upgrade Of Duncansby Head Lighthouse

We recalled the collier Duncansby Head which had run aground at the Groyne, South Shields, on April 19, 1976.

More drama at the mouth of the River Tyne

We recalled the collier Duncansby Head which had run aground atthe Groyne, South Shields, on April 19, 1976.

A ship grounded on a Tyneside beach in 1963 - and the same location today; It's all quiet today on the beach at South Shields - in 1963 this ship was blown aground by strong winds

LOTS TO SEA Clockwise from top left: the ornate Italian Chapel, Mey Castle, Duncansby Head and StenaLine ferry

YOU'VE SCOT TO SEE THIS PLACE; Zoe Watson and her family have a ferry nice time as they catch stunning scenery of John O'Groats & Orkney

In 1973, having walked more than 1,000 miles in 47 days from Duncansby Head to Land's End, Fulton decided to 'only make art resulting from the experience of individual walks'.

Walking track to the future; Graham Young explores a new view of Birmingham in words and pictures

He also served on HMS Duncansby Head with the reserve fleet at Rosyth.

Golden celebration; Your memories All aboard for a reunion as Peter looks for old mates

As such it would resemble his Tuesis 'leading one, driving one' or the Spey, emended Uerudium 'very red (cape)' or Noss Head, and Uiruedrum 'very sharp (cape)' or Duncansby Head, as also Ptolemy's emended Bodria 'dirty one' or the Forth and Uenicones 'hunting hounds', a people of Strathmore.

Ptolemy's Taexali, Caelis, Loxa and Eitis

The same day a pod of orcas including a calf were sighted a few miles off Duncansby Head, and on May 20 a small pod was reported off Burwick.

Whales and dolphins galore for week of observations; WILDLIFE

? TWELVE fishermen perished when Aberdeen trawler George Robb hit rocks at Duncansby Head near John O'Groats during a vicious storm on December 7, 1959.