Skerray
Skerray is a remote small crofting hamlet and fishing port on the north coast of Sutherland, Scotland. It is located 7+3⁄4 miles by road northeast of Tongue and 40+1⁄4 miles by road west of Thurso.Photo: Tim Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgeara”
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Neave Island and Eilean nan Ròn.
Neave Island
Islet
Neave Island or Coomb Island is an island in the council area of Highland, on the north coast of the Scottish mainland. Neave Island is a small rugged island to the east of Eilean nan Ròn in Sutherland, separated from the mainland by a narrow channel, Caol Beag.
Eilean nan Ròn
Island
Photo: Donnie Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Eilean nan Ròn or Roan Island is an island near Skerray, in the north of Sutherland, Scotland. An estimated 350 seal pups are born here annually. Eilean nan Ròn is situated 2 miles northwest of Skerray.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bettyhill and Skullomie.
Bettyhill
Village
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bettyhill is a village in the parish of Farr, on the north coast of Scotland. Bettyhill lies on the A836 road 32 miles west of Thurso and 12 miles from Tongue. Bettyhill is situated 3 miles east of Skerray.
Skullomie
Hamlet
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Scullomie is a small fishing and crofting township at the head of Tongue Bay in Sutherland in the Scottish Highlands. It is located around 3 miles north of the village of Tongue on the northern coast of Scotland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Skullomie is situated 3 miles southwest of Skerray.
Skerray
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.53607° or 58° 32′ 10″ northLongitude
-4.30145° or 4° 18′ 5″ westElevation
184 feet (56 metres)United Nations Location Code
GB SKROpen location code
9CCQGMPX+CCOpenStreetMap ID
node 613105106OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
11049117Wikidata ID
Q2359653
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Skerray” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Skerray”
- Breton: “Sgeara”
- Cornish: “Sgeara”
- Dutch: “Skerray”
- Irish: “Sgeara”
- Irish: “Sgeirea”
- Irish: “Sgeiridh”
- Irish: “Sgiorraigh”
- Japanese: “スケレー”
- Japanese: “スケレイ”
- Manx: “Sgeara”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgeara”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgeiridh”
- Scottish Gaelic: “Sgiorraigh”
- Welsh: “Sgeara”
- “Sgeara”
- “Skerray”
- “Skerray - Sgeara”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Skerray Village Hall and Stac an Fhamhair.
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