Skerry of Yinstay

Skerry of Yinstay is in , . Skerry of Yinstay is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Loch of Tankerness.

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in . The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Head of Holland and Rerwick Head.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles west of Skerry of Yinstay.

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 2 miles east of Skerry of Yinstay.

Village
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is a district in the parish in , . Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of and 1 kilometre east of . is situated 2 miles south of Skerry of Yinstay.

Skerry of Yinstay

Latitude
58.98333° or 58° 59′ north
Longitude
-2.85° or 2° 51′ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
9CCVX5M2+82
Geo­Names ID
2633362
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