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.- Rock
- Description: island group in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom
Places of Interest
Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Little Skerry.
Muckle Skerry
Islet
Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.
Brough Ness
Locality
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 4 miles northwest of Pentland Skerries.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Duncansby Head is in Caithness, Highland, in north-eastern Scotland. Duncansby Head is situated 5 miles southwest of Pentland Skerries.
Pentland Skerries
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Latitude
58.68265° or 58° 40′ 58″ north
Longitude
-2.91043° or 2° 54′ 38″ west
Open location code
9CCVM3MQ+3R
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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 Rami Geo.
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