Skirza

Skirza or Skirsa, is a small remote linear fishing village, overlooking Freswick Bay to the south and Skirza Head to the southeast, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Freswick Castle and Bucholly Castle.

Freswick Castle

Castle

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bucholly Castle

Castle

Photo: Richard Paxman, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bucholly Castle is situated 1½ miles south of Skirza.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Freswick and John o’Groats.

Freswick

Hamlet

Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Freswick or Skirza, is a small remote hamlet, overlooking Freswick Bay to the east, in eastern Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. The village of Skirza lies directly northeast of Freswick.

John o’Groats

Photo: Davidcarroll, CC BY-SA 4.0.

John o'Groats is a village in the former county of Caithness on the far north coast of Scotland. With a population of about 300, it makes its living from tourism, as it's the traditional north terminus of the British mainland road network.

Auckengill

Hamlet

Photo: Les Harvey, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Auckengill is a settlement within the Scottish council area of Highland, 6 miles south of John o' Groats, on the east coast of Caithness. Auckengill is situated 1⁄2 mile north of Nybster. Auckengill is situated 3 miles south of Skirza.

Skirza

Type: Hamlet
Description: human settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Categories: human settlement and locality
Location: Highland Council, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.59942° or 58° 35′ 58″ north

Longitude

-3.05712° or 3° 3′ 26″ west

Elevation

98 feet (30 metres)

Open location code

9CCRHWXV+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 5170756207

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

13282713

Wikidata ID

Q7535944

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Urdu—“Skirza” goes by many names.

Basque: “Skirza”
Irish: “Sgiorsa”
Scottish Gaelic: “Sgiorsa”
Scottish Gaelic: “Skirsa”
Urdu: “اسکرزا”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Haven of Skirza and Skirza Head.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Skirza Head and Baptist Chapel.

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