Aa Skerry
Aa Skerry is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Aa Skerry is situated nearby to the hamlet Silwick, as well as near Wester Skeld.- Type: Islet
- Description: skerry off the south of West Mainland, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Aa skerry”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scarf Water.
Scarf Water
Photo: Robert Sandison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scarf Water is situated 1½ miles west of Aa Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Haggersta.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 5 miles east of Aa Skerry.
Haggersta
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggersta is a village, which is situated 6 miles northeast of Aa Skerry.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Aa Skerry
- Categories: rock, skerry, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
60.16781° or 60° 10′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.43621° or 1° 26′ 10″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CGW5H97+4GOpenStreetMap ID
way 229408464OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
2657882Wikidata ID
Q24659047
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Aa Skerry” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Aa Skerry”
- Swedish: “Aa Skerry”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Silwick and Wester Skeld.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Snap and Daa skerry.
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