Galt Skerry
Galt Skerry is an island in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Galt Skerry is situated nearby to the locality The Galt, as well as near the hamlet Quholm.Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Sweyn Holm.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Sweyn Holm
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse. Sweyn Holm is situated 2 miles west of Galt Skerry.
Lairo Water
Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay. Lairo Water is situated 2 miles southeast of Galt Skerry.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quholm and Balfour.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 2 miles east of Galt Skerry.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 3 miles south of Galt Skerry.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 5 miles west of Galt Skerry.
Galt Skerry
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.07933° or 59° 4′ 46″ northLongitude
-2.89725° or 2° 53′ 50″ westOpen location code
9CFV34H3+P3GeoNames ID
13286270
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