Sandy Riddle
Sandy Riddle is a shoal in Orkney Islands, Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Muckle Skerry Lighthouse.
Muckle Skerry
Islet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries, a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of Scotland in the Pentland Firth. It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse, in the north of the island. Muckle Skerry is situated 2 miles northwest of Sandy Riddle.
Muckle Skerry Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckle Skerry Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Sandy Riddle.
Pentland Skerries Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pentland Skerries Low Light is a lighthouse, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Sandy Riddle.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Sandy Riddle.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is situated 5 miles west of Sandy Riddle.
Sandy Riddle
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.66667° or 58° 40′ northLongitude
-2.88333° or 2° 53′ westOpen location code
9CCVM488+MMGeoNames ID
2638527
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Liddel and Duncansby.
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Highlights include Louther Skerry and Clettack Skerry.
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