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
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Muckle Skerry Lighthouse and Pentland Skerries Low Light.

Lighthouse
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse.

Island
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.

Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Muckle Skerry.

Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
is in , , in north-eastern . The headland juts into the , with the to its north and west and the to its south. is situated 5 miles southwest of Muckle Skerry.

Muckle Skerry

Latitude
58.6888° or 58° 41′ 20″ north
Longitude
-2.92444° or 2° 55′ 28″ west
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
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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Satellite Map

Discover Muckle Skerry from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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