John O Groats According to history, the town got its name from a Dutchman named Jan de Groot. Sometime in 1496, he obtained permission from King James IV to manage a ferry  between Scotland and the Orkney Islands. Ferry  service  was a new business venture, and de Groot made  modest financial success. Historians believe that this enterprising Dutchman lent his name to the silver coin, the Groat. With his two brothers, he settled on the area and made several improvements. The settlement  flourished and  people later called the town John o’ Groats.

John o’ Groats village rests in the historic Caithness county in the Highland council area of Scotland. It’s a serene, windswept hamlet that attracts all tourists. If you visit this place by car, you can reach John o’ Groats in about 6.5 hours drive from Glasgow and 4.5 hours from Inverness. This village earned the distinction of being Britain’s most northernmost point. And this area often stands for the end of the journey from Land’s End of Cornish peninsula in England.