Muckle Skerry Lighthouse

Muckle Skerry Lighthouse is a lighthouse in , . Muckle Skerry Lighthouse is situated nearby to the lighthouse , as well as near the island .
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Pentland Skerries High Light” and “Pentland Skerries High Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Pentland Skerries Low Light.

Islet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is the largest of the , a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of in the . It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse, which is in the north of the island.

Lighthouse
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a lighthouse.

Island
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.

Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Muckle Skerry Lighthouse.

Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
is in , , in north-eastern . The headland juts into the , with the to its north and west and the to its south. is situated 5 miles southwest of Muckle Skerry Lighthouse.

Muckle Skerry Lighthouse

Latitude
58.69015° or 58° 41′ 25″ north
Longitude
-2.92472° or 2° 55′ 29″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
9CCVM3RG+34
Open­Street­Map ID
node 603327299
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
9782443
Wiki­data ID
Q14912772
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From French to German—“Muckle Skerry Lighthouse” goes by many names.

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