Pentland Skerries Low Light
Pentland Skerries Low Light is a lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pentland Skerries Low Light is situated nearby to Muckle Skerry Lighthouse, as well as near the islet Louther Skerry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Pentland Skerries Low Lighthouse”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Muckle Skerry Lighthouse.
Muckle Skerry
Islet
Photo: Stanley Howe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries, a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of Scotland in the Pentland Firth. It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse, in the north of the island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Duncansby Head.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Pentland Skerries Low Light.
Duncansby Head
Locality
Photo: Russ McLean, CC BY 3.0.
Duncansby Head is the most northeasterly part of both the Scottish and British mainlands, slightly northeast of John o' Groats. It lies approximately 20 km east-southeast of Dunnet Head, the northernmost point of both the Scottish and British mainlands. Duncansby Head is situated 5 miles southwest of Pentland Skerries Low Light.
Pentland Skerries Low Light
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.68987° or 58° 41′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.92463° or 2° 55′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CCVM3QG+W4OpenStreetMap ID
node 6518071119OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q28379885
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Muckle Skerry and Louther Skerry.
Nearby Places
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