Ackergill

Ackergill

Ackergill Tower
Ackergill
 Ackergill shown within the Caithness area
OS grid referenceND351530
Council areaHighland
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district KW1 4
Police Scottish
Fire Scottish
Ambulance Scottish
EU Parliament Scotland
UK ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish ParliamentCaithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places
UK
Scotland

Coordinates: 58°27′40″N 3°06′45″W / 58.46113°N 3.11237°W

Ackergill is a settlement in the Wick, Caithness, in the Highland Council area of Scotland.

History

In Ackergill is a famous tower/castle named Ackergill Tower.

Economy

Despite being a small village, Ackergill used to have a lifeboat station, which served the increasing volume of shipping that began to pass through the area with the rise of the herring industry at nearby Wick from the mid-19th century; in poor weather, vessels often sought shelter in Sinclair's Bay. The lifeboat station is no longer used.[1]

References

Standing stone at Ackergill Mains farm