Brough Skerries
Brough Skerries is an island in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Brough Skerries is situated nearby to the hamlet Norby, as well as near the locality Melby.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bay of Garth and Ness Loch.
Bay of Garth
Archaeological site
Photo: Jeremy Duncan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bay of Garth is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandness and West Burrafirth.
Sandness
Hamlet
Photo: Cwcoutts, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 1½ miles southwest of Brough Skerries.
West Burrafirth
Hamlet
Photo: Robbie, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Burrafirth is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles southeast of Brough Skerries.
Huxter
Hamlet
Photo: Julian Paren, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Huxter is a hamlet, which is situated 2½ miles west of Brough Skerries.
Brough Skerries
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.30824° or 60° 18′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.61004° or 1° 36′ 36″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
9CGW895Q+7XGeoNames ID
13286273
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Norby and Melby.
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Highlights include Ness and The Kame.
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