The Scares

The Scares or the Scare Rocks are rocky islets in off the coast of , Scotland. By far the largest is Big Scare. There is a small outlying rock to its west and three companion islets called the Little Scares are about 1 km to the north east.
  • Rock
  • …is also known as “Scares”
  • Description: island group in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK

The Scares

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Latitude
54.66667° or 54° 40′ north
Longitude
-4.7° or 4° 42′ west
Open location code
9C6QM882+M2
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Scares” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “The Scares”
  • Dutch: “The Scares”
  • Swedish: “The Scares”

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