Sgeir Dhearg
Sgeir Dhearg is an islet in Highland Council, Scotland. Sgeir Dhearg is situated nearby to the hamlet North Fearns, as well as near the locality South Fearns.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Islet
- Description: islet in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgeir Dearg”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Longay.
Longay
Island
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Longay is a small uninhabited Scottish island in the Inner Sound just off the coast of the Isle of Skye, north of Pabay and east of Scalpay. In 1971, the Caledonian MacBrayne mailboat Loch Seaforth ran aground on the island, sustaining only minimal damage. Longay is situated 1½ miles southeast of Sgeir Dhearg.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dùnan and Moll.
Dùnan
Hamlet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dunan is a settlement on the south shore of the sea loch, Loch na Cairidh near Broadford, on the island of Skye in Scotland and is in the council area of Highland. The village of Luib is less than 1 mile east of Dunan along the A87 road. Dùnan is situated 4½ miles southwest of Sgeir Dhearg.
Moll
Hamlet
Photo: Dave Fergusson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Moll is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles southwest of Sgeir Dhearg.
Corry
Hamlet
Photo: Lithobius, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Broadford, together with nearby Harrapool, is the second-largest settlement on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Lying in the shadow of the Red Cuillin mountains, Broadford is within the parish of Strath. Corry is situated 5 miles south of Sgeir Dhearg.
Sgeir Dhearg
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
57.3263° or 57° 19′ 35″ northLongitude
-5.92641° or 5° 55′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C9P83GF+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 59462472OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sgeir Dhearg” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sgeir Dhearg”
- Swedish: “Sgeir Dhearg”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Red Rocks and Longay Marine Protected Area and Loch an Leòid.
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