John o' Groats House

John o' Groats House

John o' Groats House (spr. dschonn o grōts haus, eigentlich Johnny Groat's House), ehemaliges Fährhaus am äußersten Ende von Schottland, 2,4 km westlich von Duncansby Head, im 15. Jahrh. gebaut, jetzt verschwunden, aber noch immer sprichwörtlich genannt als nördlichster Punkt Schottlands.


http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.

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