Sandy Riddle

Sandy Riddle is a shoal in Orkney Islands, Scotland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Little Skerry and Muckle Skerry.

Little Skerry

Island

Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Little Skerry is an island.

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, which is 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.

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 in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. The headland juts into the North Sea, with the Pentland Firth to its north and west and the Moray Firth to its south. 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′ north

Longitude

-2.88333° or 2° 53′ west

Open location code

9CCVM488+MM

GeoNames ID

2638527

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Liddel and Duncansby.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Louther Skerry and Clettack Skerry.

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