Barrel of Butter

The Barrel of Butter, formerly known as Carlin Skerry, is a skerry in in the Orkney Islands.
Wikipedia
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Islet
  • Description: skerry in Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Carlin Skerry”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Barrel of Butter lighthouse and SMS Cöln.

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

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was a light cruiser in the German Kaiserliche Marine, the second to bear this name, after her predecessor had been lost in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.

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was the last dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Houton and Orphir.

Village
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is a settlement 5 miles southeast of on the island of , , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of , and is situated on a minor road off the A964. is situated 3 miles northwest of Barrel of Butter.

Village
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is a parish and settlement on , . It is approximately 9 miles southwest of , and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes and the . is situated 3 miles north of Barrel of Butter.

Village
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, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the island of , Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. is situated 4½ miles south of Barrel of Butter.

Barrel of Butter

Latitude
58.8904° or 58° 53′ 25″ north
Longitude
-3.12636° or 3° 7′ 35″ west
Open location code
9CCRVVRF+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4569283
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2656260
Wiki­data ID
Q4863338
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barrel of Butter” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Barrel of Butter”
  • Dutch: “Barrel of Butter”
  • Italian: “Barrel of Butter”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Barrel of Butter”
  • Swedish: “Barrel of Butter”

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