Sgeir an Oir
Sgeir an Oir is an island in Highland Council, Scotland. Sgeir an Oir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Torrincudigan, as well as near Portvasgo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Island
- Description: rocky island on the north coast of Highland, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sgeir an Òir”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Eilean nan Ròn.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Skullomie and Coldbackie.
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.
Coldbackie
Village
Photo: Dorcas Sinclair, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coldbackie is a crofting township in Sutherland and is in the Scottish council area of Highland Scotland.
Skerray
Village
Photo: Tim Harrison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Sgeir an Oir
- Categories: skerry, coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.54638° or 58° 32′ 47″ northLongitude
-4.38793° or 4° 23′ 17″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
9CCQGJW6+HROpenStreetMap ID
way 146366366OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islandGeoNames ID
12540908Wikidata ID
Q106963440
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