Staxigoe

Staxigoe Scottish Gaelic: Staxigoe Scots: Staxigoe
Staxigoe Location within the Caithness area
Population	120
OS grid reference	ND382523
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wick
Postcode district	KW1 4
Dialling code	01955 60
Police	Scotland
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
List of places UK Scotland 58°27′20″N 3°03′36″W / 58.45542°N 3.05993°W / 58.45542; -3.05993Coordinates: 58°27′20″N 3°03′36″W / 58.45542°N 3.05993°W / 58.45542; -3.05993

Staxigoe is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of Wick on the north-eastern coast of the former county of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Its name derives from Norse, "the inlet of the stack".

It was once the largest herring salting station in Europe, but its fishing industry went into decline with the construction of a larger port in central Wick.

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