Tainga Skerry
Tainga Skerry is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Tainga Skerry is situated nearby to the locality Gletness, as well as near Ling Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include North Isle of Gletness and South Isle of Gletness.
North Isle of Gletness
Islet
Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The North Isle of Gletness is one of the Shetland Islands. It is east of the Shetland Mainland, near Gletness in Nesting parish, and is so called in contradistinction to the South Isle of Gletness.
South Isle of Gletness
Islet
Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The South Isle of Gletness is an islet off Gletness, in Nesting in east central, Mainland, Shetland. It is 30m at its highest point. Amongst its features are some caves. The North Isle of Gletness is nearby.
Hoo Stack
Islet
Photo: David White, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoo Stack is a small island off Nesting in Shetland. It is one and a half miles from the North Isle of Gletness. It is 34 metres at its highest point, and is home to a lighthouse, which was built in 1986. Hoo Stack is situated 2 miles east of Tainga Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Neap and Gunnista.
Neap
Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Neap is a small village in the east coast of the Mainland of the Shetland Islands, Scotland. Neap is situated at the end of the road from Brettabister, through Housabister and Kirkabister. Neap is situated 5 miles north of Tainga Skerry.
Gunnista
Hamlet
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Gunnista is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles south of Tainga Skerry.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 5 miles west of Tainga Skerry.
Tainga Skerry
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.24283° or 60° 14′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.14381° or 1° 8′ 38″ westOpen location code
9CGW6VV4+4FOpenStreetMap ID
way 262271324OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=isletGeoNames ID
13285496
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