Hill of Skea
Hill of Skea is a peak in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 269 feet. Hill of Skea is situated nearby to the hamlet Housetter, as well as near North Collafirth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Lamba and Little Holm.
Lamba
Island
Photo: john bateson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Lamba is an uninhabited island in Yell Sound in Shetland. It lies 1.5 km north of the entrance to the Sullom Voe inlet and 1.4 kilometres east of the Mainland coastline near Ollaberry.
Little Holm
Islet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Little Holm is a small island in Yell Sound, in Shetland, Scotland. It lies between Northmavine and the island of Yell. There is a lighthouse here. In 1983, the Royal Navy cleared ordnance from the area, and their bomb disposal team discovered an unrecorded shipwreck nearby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Sandwick.
West Sandwick
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Sandwick is a settlement on the island of Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland. It is one of the few settlements in the west of the island. West Sandwick contains one of the major recreational beaches in Yell. West Sandwick is situated 5 miles northeast of Hill of Skea.
Hill of Skea
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 269 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.54642° or 60° 32′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.32387° or 1° 19′ 26″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9CGWGMWG+HFOpenStreetMap ID
node 13362348445OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakGeoNames ID
12614772
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Housetter and North Collafirth.
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Highlights include Jenny’s Hill and Beorgs of Housetter.
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