First and Last Bench

This is John o'Groats which is not the northernmost point on the mainland that honour belongs along the coast at Dunnet Head, it is however one end of the longest distance between two inhabited points on the mainland (land's End is the other) 876 miles away,
Nothing to stop for here really, just a quick pit stop on the way to Duncansby Head for us.

The island in the background is Stroma, It is the most southerly of the islands in the Pentland Firth between the Orkney islands and the traditional county of Caithness,

HBM and a good week

Nouchetdu38, ColRam, J. Gafarot, Gabi Lombardo and 41 other people have particularly liked this photo

73 comments - The latest ones

Ecobird ^club

Lovely composition and an excellent capture Roger. I could not believe how busy this place was and you may well have found the quietest part of John O' Groats! Great notes here. Love the title!

HBM and have a good weekend

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Ecobird ^club

Nice comments, thank you.

2 years ago.

Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Lovely place; well captured

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Jaap van 't Veen ^club

Thank you Jaap

2 years ago.

Dave Roberts 2014

Great view Roger, nice composition. Hope you're keeping well.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Dave Roberts 2014

Hello Dave good to hear from you
Yea im doing thanks,

2 years ago.

Helena Ferreira

Perfectly taken!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Helena Ferreira

Thank you Helena

2 years ago.

Sarah O' ^club

Such an interesting shot, Roger. well captured.... a lovely sky and distant hills. hope you are doing good. Best of wishes for a good new week. Sarah

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Sarah O' ^club

Lovely comments Sarah, thank you.

2 years ago.

Malik Raoulda ^club

IMPECCABLE cette magnifique place joliment partagée.
HBM et agréable semaine.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Malik Raoulda ^club

Very kind Malik, thank you.

2 years ago.

jyryk58 ^club

Interesting place... superb picture... :-)

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to jyryk58 ^club

Thank you Jyryk

2 years ago.

Schussentäler ^club

HBM and a good week

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Schussentäler ^club

Thank you.

2 years ago.

Karl Hartwig Schütz ^club

Beautiful scenery! HBM to you!

2 years ago.

sunlight ^club

Kann mich noch gut an John ö'Groats erinnern, von wo ich weiter zum
Dunnet Beach gefahren bin.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Many thanks Ingrid, images from Dunnet beach coming soon.

2 years ago.

Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

A lovely image, Roger, of this iconic Scots place. I hope you have a great new week. All the best, Joe

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Joe, Son of the Rock ^club

Lovely comments Joe, Many thanks.

2 years ago.

Annemarie ^club

HBM
Wish you a serene new week .

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Annemarie ^club

Thank you, Annemarie

2 years ago.

©UdoSm ^club

But Crafts & Gifts and Ice Cream and Caffia are available... ((•‿•))

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to ©UdoSm ^club

Many thanks Udo, all the trinkets and junk for the tourists.

2 years ago.

Heide ^club

A place for a break.
Impressive the coast and the long course between two habitat points.
Have a nice week, Roger
HBM

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Heide ^club

Thank you Heide, it's a bit of a tourist trap, sadly.

2 years ago.

Christa1004 ^club

"First & Last in Scotland" - and the lawn with the daisies is so green... HBM Roger.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Christa1004 ^club

Thank you, Christa, that’s down to the Scottish Weather

2 years ago.

Xata ^club

HBM Roger

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Xata ^club

Many thanks Isabel

2 years ago.

Günter Klaus ^club

Da zeigst du wieder einen sehr schönen Platz deiner Heimat lieber Roger,schön,mit diesen Ausblick :))

Wünsche noch einen schönen Nachmittag,ganz liebe Grüße Güni :))

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Günter Klaus ^club

Many thanks Guni:)) an area for the tourists

2 years ago.

tiabunna ^club

An interesting landscape at what is clearly a popular tourist destination, Roger. HBM and have a good week

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to tiabunna ^club

Thank you, George, far too touristy for me

2 years ago.

TonyF*

An interesting photo and geography lesson (bot I had to google "Orkney islands" to understand).

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to TonyF*

Thank you, Tony, an interesting group of islands with a very long history

2 years ago.

Rosalyn Hilborne

We have of course seen a lot of Scotland in these last few days and it it good to see another well known place in that beautiful country.
HBM and a good new week.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne

Thank you, Rosa, not my favourite part of the country I must confess.

2 years ago.

polytropos ^club

HBM!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to polytropos ^club

Thank you.

2 years ago.

Keith Burton ^club

A charming location Roger.............if you like the touristy sort of thing............but it's probably impossible to pass up the chance to pop in if you're in the area :-)

The view out to sea is really lovely and I like the look of those streetlamps.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Keith Burton ^club

Thank you, Keith, we have seen it grow over the years and remember fondly our first visit,
it really is now just a pit stop on a journey elsewhere.

2 years ago.

Herb Riddle ^club

Thanks for the memory Roger. When we we here there were also a load of bikers having reached their final destination.

HBM enjoy the day. Herb

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Herb Riddle ^club

Thank Herb, to the long distance walkers or cyclists the journey from Wick to here must appear interminable

2 years ago.

Ulrich John ^club

HBM, Roger ! Wish you a very nice week !

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Ulrich John ^club

Thank you, Ulrich

2 years ago.

Fred Fouarge ^club

een gezellige locatie op die hoek lijkt me Roger (Hbm) en mooie week

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you, Fred it is also a ferry port.

2 years ago.

Boarischa Krautmo ^club

beautiful place.
John o'Groats brewery visitor center sounds like a place to visit to me ;-)))
HBM and have a nice week!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Boarischa Krautmo ^club

Thank you, Markus, It's out of shot on the right

2 years ago.

beapixa ^club

HBM und eine gute Woche.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to beapixa ^club

Thank you.

2 years ago.

trester88 ^club

Am Ende der Welt, aber wenigstens muss man hier nicht verhungern oder verdursten ;-)
HBM und einen guten Start in die Woche, Roger!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

All the year around Wilhelm, the tourists keep coming, thank you.

2 years ago. Edited 2 years ago.

Trudy Tuinstra ^club

excellent

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Trudy Tuinstra ^club

Thank you Trudy

2 years ago.

Andy Rodker ^club

I never knew what it looked like. Now I know! Fine shot, Roger!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Andy Rodker ^club

Many thank Andy

2 years ago.

William Sutherland ^club

Fabulous capture! Stay well!

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2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to William Sutherland ^club

Thank you, William

2 years ago.

Jocelyne Villoing ^club

Une image animée, l'endroit semble charmant !
Bon mardi Roger.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you, Jocelyne

2 years ago.

Gillian Everett ^club

Great to see!

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Gillian Everett ^club

Many thanks Gillian

2 years ago.

Valeriane ♫ ♫ ♫¨* ^club

une vue superbe***************

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club

Thank you, Valeriane

2 years ago.

Roger Bennion ^club

A very well framed photo, Roger.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Roger Bennion ^club

Many thanks Roger

2 years ago.

Peter_Private_Box ^club

Hi Roger
A wonderful test of memory! I went there when I was about 22 years old. It looks no different in your picture!!
Best Wishes, a nice weekend, and stay safe!!
Peter

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to Peter_Private_Box ^club

Thank you, Peter, the North west 500 has become very popular with motor cyclists.

2 years ago.

J. Gafarot ^club

I like very much this picture for its meaning .
To be up top of the Island is magic.
And all the peole feel it.

2 years ago.

Roger (Grisly) ^club has replied to J. Gafarot ^club

Thank you, Jose, sadly it is the cold part of the country and suffers with the weather

2 years ago.

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