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About Lybster

Lybster perches on Caithness's coast, accessible via the A99 from Wick (20 miles north) or the A9 from Inverness. This former herring port retains its 19th-century harbor infrastructure, complete with the original stone steps where fishing boats once moored during the herring boom.

Where is Lybster on the map?

Lybster is in Scotland, at 58.299, -3.285 - about 22 km north-east of Berriedale.

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The closest airport to Lybster is Wick John O'Groats Airport, 27 km (about 28 min by car).

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