John o' Groats

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John o' Groats is a small village in the far northeast of mainland Scotland, famed as one end of the longest widely traveled route across Great Britain.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
John o' Groats canonical 9
John o’ Groats 7
John o’ Groats, Scotland 1

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf tourist destination
village
country United Kingdom
hasAccommodationType guesthouses
hotels
self‑catering lodges
hasClimate cool maritime climate
hasDialingCode 01955
hasEconomicActivity hospitality services
tourism
hasGeographicExtreme near north‑eastern tip of mainland Great Britain
hasLandmark John o' Groats signpost
harbour
visitor centre
hasNameOrigin derived from Dutchman Jan de Groot
hasNearbySettlement Dunnet
Mey
Thurso
hasPostcodeArea KW
hasPostcodeDistrict KW1
linked to: KW
hasRecreationalActivity coastal walking
photography
wildlife watching
hasRegion far northeast of mainland Scotland
hasSeaView Orkney archipelago
linked to: Orkney Islands

Pentland Firth
hasTourismActivity cycling end‑to‑end rides
ferry trips to Orkney
long‑distance charity journeys
walking end‑to‑end routes
hasTransport road access via A99
seasonal passenger ferries to Orkney
isFamousFor being one end of the longest widely travelled route across Great Britain
tourist signpost marking distances to various locations
“Land's End to John o' Groats” journeys
isOftenMistakenFor northernmost point of mainland Great Britain
locatedIn Caithness
Highland council area
Scotland
locatedNear Duncansby Head
Orkney Islands
Pentland Firth
locatedOn northeast coast of mainland Scotland
northernmostPointIsActually Dunnet Head
postalTown Wick
routeEndpointOf Land's End to John o' Groats

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Land's End oppositeEndPoint John o' Groats
Wick near John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
Pentland Firth hasNearbyTown John o' Groats
Duncansby Head locatedNear John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
Long Way Down startLocation John o’ Groats, Scotland
linked to: John o' Groats
Caithness containsSettlement John o' Groats
Scottish coast hasNotablePlace John o' Groats
Wick John O’Groats Airport near John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
A99 road terminusB John o' Groats
A99 road connects John o' Groats
Burwick connectedByFerryTo John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
A9 road (Scotland) historicallyExtendedTo John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
Stroma separatedFrom John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
Castle of Mey locatedNear John o’ Groats
linked to: John o' Groats
Freswick Castle nearbySettlement John o' Groats