Lybster
Located in Highland, Scotland Coordinates: 58°17′56″ N 3°17′05″ W
- Elevation
- 59 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
About Lybster
Lybster is a village. Location: Highland, Scotland. Elevation: 59 m.
Lybster (, Scottish Gaelic: Liabost) is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland. It was a big herring fishing port in the 19th century. The Waterlines heritage museum is located in Lybster Harbour and provides information on the history and geology of Lybster. A small number of crab fishing boats also operate from Lybster Harbour. Lybster lies at the end of the tenth stage of the John o' Groats Trail, a long-distance footpath from Inverness to John o' Groats.
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In comparison
- Nearest larger town: Dunbeath, 10 km SW
- 18 sights and natural places within 10 km Lybster Bay, Clyth Burn
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Lybster Bay Natural site, Highland0.8 km S
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Clyth Burn River, Highland2 km E
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The Stacks Mountain, Scotland2.5 km E
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Clyth Ness Light Landmark, Highland4.4 km E
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Hill of Mid Clyth Mountain, Highland5 km NE
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Rumster Forest Transmitting Station Landmark, Highland6 km NW
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