Muckle Skerry

Muckle Skerry is the largest of the , a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of in the . It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse, which is in the north of the island.
Wikipedia
Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of around 60 feet (20 metres)
  • Description: largest of the Pentland Skerries that lie off the north coast of Scotland, uk

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muckle Skerry Lighthouse and Pentland Skerries Low Light.
George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse.
john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.
Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Muckle Skerry.
Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
is in , , in north-eastern . is situated 5 miles southwest of Muckle Skerry.

Muckle Skerry

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Latitude
58.6888° or 58° 41′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.92444° or 2° 55′ 28″ west
Open location code
9CCVM3QG+G6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 47397034
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2642034
Wiki­data ID
Q2400160

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Uzbek—“Muckle Skerry” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Islla Muckle Skerry”
  • Asturian: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Catalan: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Cebuano: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Dutch: “Muckle Skerry”
  • French: “Muckle Skerry”
  • German: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Italian: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Japanese: “マックル・スカリー島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Spanish: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Swedish: “Muckle Skerry”
  • Uzbek: “Muckle Skerry”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Louther Skerry.

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