Lyra Skerry
Lyra Skerry is a hill in Shetland Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 105 feet. Lyra Skerry is situated nearby to the hamlet Biggings, as well as near Huxter.Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Stour Island and Papa Stour Airport.
Papa Stour Island
Island
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Papa Stour is one of the Shetland Islands in Scotland, with a population of fifteen people, some of whom immigrated after an appeal for residents in the 1970s.
Papa Stour Airport
Aerodrome
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Papa Stour Airstrip is a small airstrip in the village of Biggings on the island of Papa Stour. Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour Airport is situated 2 miles southeast of Lyra Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biggings and Huxter.
Biggings
Hamlet
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Biggings is a village on the island of Papa Stour, in Shetland, Scotland. Papa Stour's church is situated at the south of Biggings. A homestead of Duke Haakon of Norway is thought to have been at Biggings, and archaeological digs have discovered the remains of a substantial Norse house, dating to around the 12th or 13th century. Biggings is situated 2 miles east of Lyra Skerry.
Huxter
Hamlet
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Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles southeast of Lyra Skerry.
Sandness
Hamlet
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Sandness is a headland and district in the west of Shetland Mainland, Scotland. Sandness was a civil parish, which also included the island of Papa Stour a mile northwest across Papa Sound. Sandness is situated 4 miles southeast of Lyra Skerry.
Lyra Skerry
- Type: Hill with an elevation of 105 feet
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.33555° or 60° 20′ 8″ northLongitude
-1.74132° or 1° 44′ 29″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9CGW87P5+6FGeoNames ID
12623810
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