Barrel of Butter
The Barrel of Butter, formerly known as Carlin Skerry, is a skerry in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
SMS Cöln
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Cöln was a light cruiser in the German Kaiserliche Marine, the second to bear this name, after her predecessor SMS Cöln had been lost in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
SMS Kronprinz
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Kronprinz 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 Hangaback and Houton.
Hangaback
Locality
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hangaback is a locality, which is situated 2 miles north of Barrel of Butter.
Houton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 3 miles northwest of Barrel of Butter.
Orphir
Village
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton. Orphir is situated 3 miles north of Barrel of Butter.
Barrel of Butter
- Categories: skerry, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.8904° or 58° 53′ 25″ northLongitude
-3.12636° or 3° 7′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CCRVVRF+5FOpenStreetMap ID
way 4569283OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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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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Notable Places Nearby
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Barrel of Butter”. Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.