John o Groats, Caithness, Northern Scotland
John o Groats, Caithness, Northern Scotland. A tombstone in Canisbay Churchyard commemorating members of the Dutch Grot, Groot or Groat family which settled in Caithness in the late 15th Century and whose descendants operated a ferry to Orkney. Jan de Groot, who held a pennyland in nearby Duncansby from the Earl of Caithness, gave his name to John o Groats
Picture No
14150015
Media ID
46839041
Size
5449px x 3449px
(5.2MB)
Credit
The Roseries Collection / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
Unattributed postcard
Date
circa 1960s
