Great Scaur
Great Scaur is a marine channel in St. George’s Parish, Bermuda. Great Scaur is situated nearby to the locality Cashew City, as well as near Melrose.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St. David’s Lighthouse and St David’s Battery.
St. David’s Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Halibut Thyme, CC BY 2.5.
St. David's Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse sited at the eastern end of St. David's Island on a hill overlooking the headland of St. David's in Bermuda.
St David’s Battery
Photo: Aodhdubh, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. David's Battery is a disused fixed battery on St. David's Island, Bermuda maintained until 1953 by the Bermuda Garrison of the British Army. It was built and manned by the Royal Garrison Artillery and the Royal Engineers, and their part-time reserves, the Bermuda Militia Artillery and the Bermuda Volunteer Engineers.
Nonsuch Island
Islet
Nonsuch Island is part of the chain of islands which make up Bermuda. It is in St George's Parish, in the northeast of Bermuda. It is 5.7 ha in area and is at the east entrance to Castle Harbour, close to the south-easternmost point of Cooper's Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint George and Tucker’s Town.
Saint George
Photo: David Broad, CC BY 3.0.
The Town of Saint George, habitually called by locals St. George's, in St. George's Parish is the second town and former capital of Bermuda.
Tucker’s Town
Hamlet
Tucker's Town is a small community in St. George's Parish, Bermuda at the mouth of Castle Harbour. It is the only part of the parish on the Main Island, and includes the Tucker's Town Peninsula that today is the site of many homes belonging to wealthy non-Bermudians. Tucker’s Town is situated 4 km southwest of Great Scaur.
Hamilton Parish
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Hamilton Parish is one of the nine parishes of Bermuda. It was renamed for Scottish aristocrat James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton when he purchased the shares originally held in the Virginia Company by Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford.
Great Scaur
- Type: Marine channel
- Category: body of water
- Location: St. George’s Parish, Bermuda, Caribbean, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
32.35861° or 32° 21′ 31″ northLongitude
-64.65333° or 64° 39′ 12″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
874Q985W+CMGeoNames ID
3573207
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Cashew City and Melrose.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruth’s Bay and Long Rock.
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