Pentland Skerries
The Pentland Skerries are a group of four uninhabited islands lying in the Pentland Firth, northeast of Duncansby Head and south of South Ronaldsay in Scotland.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Muckle Skerry Lighthouse.
Muckle Skerry
Islet
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Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries, a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of Scotland in the Pentland Firth. It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse, in the north of the island.
Pentland Skerries Low Light
Lighthouse
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Pentland Skerries Low Light is a lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 4 miles northwest of Pentland Skerries.
Duncansby Head
Locality
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Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is situated 5 miles southwest of Pentland Skerries.
Pentland Skerries
- Type: Rock
- Description: island group in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Categories: island group and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Pentland Skerries” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Pentland Skerries”
- Cebuano: “Pentland Skerries”
- Dutch: “Pentland Skerries”
- French: “Pentland Skerries”
- French: “Pettlandssker”
- German: “Pentland Skerries”
- Italian: “Pentland Skerries”
- Japanese: “ペントランド・スケリー諸島”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Pentland Skerries”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Pentland Skerries”
- Norwegian: “Pentland Skerries”
- Old Norse: “Pettlandssker”
- Polish: “Pentland Skerries”
- Scots: “Pentland Skerries”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Pentland Skerries”
- Spanish: “Pentland Skerries”
- Swedish: “Pentland Skerries”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Liddel and Ness of Duncansby.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Louther Skerry and Little Skerry.
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