Seal Skerry
Seal Skerry is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Seal Skerry is situated nearby to the locality Point of Sinsoss, as well as near Dennis Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Ronaldsay Lighthouse and Trolla Vatn.
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1852 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, 43 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated.
Dennis Head Old Beacon
Building
Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dennis Head Old Beacon is a ruined lighthouse on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The beacon and keepers' houses are protected as a scheduled monument. It is one of the earliest surviving purpose-built lighthouse towers in Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ancumtoun and Bustatoun.
Ancumtoun
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ancumtoun is a small settlement in the north of the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Ancumtoun is situated 1½ miles southwest of Seal Skerry.
Bustatoun
Hamlet
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bustatoun is a village on the island of North Ronaldsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Bustatoun is situated 3 miles southwest of Seal Skerry.
Seal Skerry
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.397° or 59° 23′ 49″ northLongitude
-2.38834° or 2° 23′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CFV9JW6+QMOpenStreetMap ID
way 414839639OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bare_rockGeoNames ID
2638292
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