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Skiba Geo

Skiba Geo is a bay in , .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brough of Birsay and Brough of Birsay Lighthouse.

Islet
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of , Scotland, in the parish of . It is located around 13 miles north of and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse.

Lighthouse
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The unmanned lighthouse was built in 1925 by David A Stevenson. It is located on the , an uninhabited tidal island off the northwest coast of Mainland in , Scotland, in the parish of .

Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of on in . Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.

Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small village on the north coast of . It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of with medieval Norse remains.

Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a settlement in the parish of on the of , Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS , from 1940–1949. is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.

Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on in , in the north of . village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray.

Skiba Geo

Latitude
59.1354° or 59° 8′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.3117° or 3° 18′ 42″ west
Open location code
9CFR4MPQ+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 6834282006
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­bay
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Satellite Map

Discover Skiba Geo from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Ravie Hill and Bigbreck Quarry (disused).

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fishing boat nousts and Hesta Geo WWII RN Fighter Direction School.

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