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.
- Village with about 300 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Scarfskerry”
- Description: most northerly settlement on mainland Scotland
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Mey.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harrow and Dunnet.
Easter Head
Locality
Dunnet Head is a peninsula on the northern coast… Easter Head is situated 4 miles west of Skarfskerry.
Skarfskerry
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Latitude
58.6488° or 58° 38′ 56″ north
Longitude
-3.26945° or 3° 16′ 10″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB SFK
Open location code
9CCRJPXJ+G6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Urdu—“Skarfskerry” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Skarfskerry”
- Cebuano: “Skarfskerry”
- Dutch: “Skarfskerry”
- Irish: “Sgarbh Sgeir”
- Italian: “Skarfskerry”
- Scots: “Skarfskerry”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgarbh Sgeir”
- Swedish: “Skarfskerry”
- Urdu: “اسکارف اسکیری”
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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