John o' Groats

English

Etymology

Named after Jan de Groot, a Dutchman who once plied a ferry from the Scottish mainland to Orkney.

Proper noun

John o' Groats

1. A village in northwest Caithness, Scotland. It is known because the distance between it and Land's End is geographically the longest distance between any two points in the United Kingdom.

Translations

village in Scotland

• Scottish Gaelic: Taigh Iain Ghròte
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