Outer Skerry
Outer Skerry is in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Outer Skerry is situated nearby to the hamlet Housetter, as well as near the locality Skelberry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Little Holm and Lamba.
Little Holm
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between Northmavine and the island of Yell. There is a lighthouse here. In 1983, the Royal Navy cleared ordnance from the area, and their bomb disposal team discovered an unrecorded shipwreck nearby.
Lamba
Island
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Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry. Lamba is situated 2½ miles south of Outer Skerry.
Muckle Holm
Islet
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Muckle Holm is a small island in Shetland. It is in Yell Sound, near the Northmavine. It is 23 metres at its highest point. There is a lighthouse, first lit in 1976. Muckle Holm is situated 2½ miles northeast of Outer Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Sandwick and Ulsta.
West Sandwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. West Sandwick is situated 4½ miles northeast of Outer Skerry.
Ulsta
Village
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Ulsta is a village in the south-west of the island of Yell, Shetland, Scotland. North Ness Hall is the local community facility. The car ferry to Toft on Mainland, Shetland leaves from here. Ulsta is situated 6 miles southeast of Outer Skerry.
Outer Skerry
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.55° or 60° 33′ northLongitude
-1.3° or 1° 18′ westOpen location code
9CGWHM2X+2XGeoNames ID
2640792
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