Skarfskerry
Skarfskerry is a settlement located in the far northern county Caithness on a small peninsula northeast of Thurso off the A836 in Scotland. It is the most northerly settlement in Great Britain.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village with 300 residents
- Description: most northerly settlement on mainland Scotland
- Also known as: “Scarfskerry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Mey.
Loch of Mey
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Mey is a loch near the north coast of Caithness, Scotland, and one of the most northern water features of mainland Britain. It lies just to the south of Skarfskerry, and southwest of Harrow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrow and Dunnet.
Harrow
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harrow is a hamlet on the north coast of Caithness, Scotland. It lies just to the west of the Castle of Mey and northeast of the Loch of Mey. Harrow Harbour, also called Philips Harbour, was built in the 19th century by the Earl of Caithness for exporting the local flagstone slabs.
Dunnet
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dunnet is a village in Caithness, in the Highland area of Scotland. It is within the Parish of Dunnet. Dunnet is situated 3 miles southwest of Skarfskerry.
Easter Head
Locality
Photo: Asterion, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast of Caithness, Scotland, 10.5 miles west of John o' Groats. It terminates at Easter Head, the northernmost point on the island of Great Britain. Easter Head is situated 4 miles west of Skarfskerry.
Skarfskerry
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.6488° or 58° 38′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.26945° or 3° 16′ 10″ westPopulation
300Elevation
39 feet (12 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SFKOpen location code
9CCRJPXJ+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 617573431OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Skarfskerry” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Skarfskerry”
- Cebuano: “Skarfskerry”
- Dutch: “Skarfskerry”
- Irish: “Sgarbh Sgeir”
- Italian: “Skarfskerry”
- Scots: “Skarfskerry”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgarbh Sgeir”
- Swedish: “Skarfskerry”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rattar and West Mey.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Scarfskerry, Broch site and Rattar Moss.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Skarfskerry”. Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.