Lybster

Lybster
Lybster Harbour
Lybster is located in Caithness
Lybster
Lybster
Location within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND250360
Civil parish
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townLYBSTER
Postcode districtKW3
Dialling code01593
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
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Scotland
58°18′N 3°17′W / 58.30°N 3.28°W / 58.30; -3.28

Lybster (/ˈlɪbstər/, Scottish Gaelic: Liabost) is a village on the east coast of Caithness in northern Scotland.[1] It was once a big herring fishing port.

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.[2]

Lybster lies at the end of the tenth stage of the John o' Groats Trail, a long-distance walking trail from Inverness to John o' Groats.[3]

  1. ^ Gittings, Bruce; Munro, David. "Lybster". The Gazetteer for Scotland. School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ "Undiscovered Scotland: Waterlines". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Lybster to Whaligoe – The John o' Groats Trail". Retrieved 2 November 2019.