Skea
Skea is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Skea is situated nearby to the village Swannay, as well as near the locality Abune-the-Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swannay Brewery and Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale.
Swannay Brewery
Brewery
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Swannay Brewery is situated in Orkney, Scotland. It was founded as Highland Brewing Company in late 2004 by Rob Hill, formerly of the Orkney Brewery and Moorhouse's Brewery.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale
Archaeological site
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Skea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 4 miles southwest of Skea.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 6 miles south of Skea.
Skea
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Skea Point”
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.15° or 59° 9′ northLongitude
-3.23333° or 3° 14′ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
9CFR5Q28+2MGeoNames ID
2637773
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