Skrowa Skerry

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

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breckness House and Stromness Town Hall.

Ruins
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, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham, the Bishop of Orkney.

Town hall
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is situated 2½ miles southeast of Skrowa Skerry.

Art gallery
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The is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Skrowa Skerry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Cairston.

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is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Locality
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is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. is situated 3 miles east of Skrowa Skerry.

Locality
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is a historic township in , on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, , south of . It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. is situated 3 miles north of Skrowa Skerry.

Skrowa Skerry

Latitude
58.97812° or 58° 58′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.36064° or 3° 21′ 38″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Open location code
9CCRXJHQ+6P
Geo­Names ID
2636615
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