# Staxigoe

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{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country                          = Scotland
| official_name                    = Staxigoe
| scots_name                       = Staxigoe
| gaelic_name                      = Staxigoe
| static_image                     = 225px
| static_image_width               = 200px
| population                       = 120
| os_grid_reference                = ND382523
| map_type                         = Caithness
| coordinates                      = {{coord|58.45542|-3.05993|display=inline,title}}
| unitary_scotland                 = [Highland](/source/Highland_(council_area))
| lieutenancy_scotland             =
| constituency_westminster         = 
| constituency_scottish_parliament = 
| post_town                        = [Wick](/source/Wick%2C_Highland)
| postcode_district                = KW1 4
| postcode_area                    = KW
| dial_code                        = 01955 60 
}}

'''Staxigoe''' is a former fishing village, located 2 miles east of [Wick](/source/Wick%2C_Highland) on the north-eastern coast of the former county of [Caithness](/source/Caithness), [Scottish Highlands](/source/Scottish_Highlands)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gittings |first1=Bruce |last2=Munro |first2=David |title=Staxigoe|url=https://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst1690.html |website=The Gazetteer for Scotland |publisher=School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh and The Royal Scottish Geographical Society |accessdate=26 July 2022}}</ref> and is in the [Scottish](/source/Scotland) council area of [Highland](/source/Highland_Council_area). Its name derives from Norse, "the inlet of the stack". It was once the largest herring salting station in Europe,<ref>{{cite web |title=Staxigoe, Harbour |url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/9203/staxigoe-harbour |website=Canmore |publisher=Historic Environment Scotland |access-date=25 July 2022}}</ref> but its fishing industry went into decline with the construction of a larger port in central Wick.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.caithness.org/atoz/staxigoe/index.htm Staxigoe]

{{Commons category}}
Category:Populated places in Caithness
Category:Ports and harbours of Scotland

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