Ackergill

Ackergill
Ackergill Tower
Ackergill  Ackergill shown within the Caithness area
OS grid reference	ND351530
Council area	Highland
Country	Scotland
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	KW1 4
Police	Scottish
Fire	Scottish
Ambulance	Scottish
EU Parliament	Scotland
UK Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross
Scottish Parliament	Caithness, Sutherland and Ross
List of places UK Scotland

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

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