Inch Mickery

Inchmickery is a small island in the in Scotland. It is about two miles north of Edinburgh. Its name comes from the Scottish Gaelic, Innis nam Biocaire, meaning Isle of the Vicars, implying that there may have been an old ecclesiastical or Culdee settlement here, as in nearby .
  • Islet
  • Description: island in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as
    “Mickry”
    “Mickry Island”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oxcars Lighthouse and Inchcolm.
is an island in the in Scotland. is situated 1½ miles northwest of Inch Mickery.
is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles north of Inch Mickery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Silverknowes and Granton.
is a district of , , lying to the northwest of the city. is situated 3 miles south of Inch Mickery.
is a district in the north of , Scotland. is situated 3 miles southeast of Inch Mickery.
is a housing estate in the north of , the capital of . is situated 3 miles south of Inch Mickery.
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Latitude
56.01124° or 56° 0′ 41″ north
Longitude
-3.2738° or 3° 16′ 26″ west
Open location code
9C8R2P6G+FF
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Inch Mickery” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Inchmickery”
  • Dutch: “Inchmickery”
  • French: “Inchmickery”
  • Irish: “Innis nam Bhiocaire”
  • Italian: “Inchmickery”
  • Japanese: “インチミッカリー島”
  • Japanese: “インチミッケリー島”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Inchmickery”
  • Russian: “Инчмикери”
  • Scots: “Inchmickery”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Innis nam Bhiocaire”
  • Swedish: “Inchmickery”

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