The Skares
The Skares is a reef in Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland. The Skares is situated nearby to the hamlet Whinnyfold, as well as near the locality Port Erroll.Places of Interest
Highlights include New Slains Castle and St Olaf’s Church.
New Slains Castle
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Slains Castle, also known as New Slains Castle to distinguish it from the nearby Old Slains Castle, is a ruined castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It overlooks the North Sea from its cliff-top site one kilometre east of Cruden Bay. New Slains Castle is situated 2 miles north of The Skares.
St Olaf’s Church
Church
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Olaf's Church is a Category B listed building in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, built in 1776. It was designated in 1971. It is a Church of Scotland parish church. St Olaf’s Church is situated 2½ miles northwest of The Skares.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whinnyfold and Cruden Bay.
Whinnyfold
Hamlet
Photo: Ken Fitlike, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whinnyfold or Whinneyfold is a small coastal village at the southern end of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Whinnyfold is a clifftop hamlet of fisher cottages built in the 1860s, replacing an older settlement one mile inland.
Cruden Bay
Village
Photo: DavidDixon, Public domain.
Cruden Bay is a small village in Scotland, on the north coast of the Bay of Cruden in Aberdeenshire, 26 miles north of Aberdeen. Just west of Slains Castle, local tradition associates Cruden Bay with a supposed battle in which the Scots under King Malcolm… Cruden Bay is situated 2 miles north of The Skares.
Bullers of Buchan
Hamlet
Photo: hayley green, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The name Bullers of Buchan refers both to a collapsed sea cave and to the adjacent village, situated about 6 miles south of Peterhead in Buchan, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Bullers of Buchan is situated 3½ miles north of The Skares.
The Skares
- Type: Reef
- Also known as: “Cruden Sgeir”
- Category: landform
- Location: Aberdeenshire, North East Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.38765° or 57° 23′ 16″ northLongitude
-1.85319° or 1° 51′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C9W94QW+3PGeoNames ID
2637785
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