Skopun is a town in the Faroe Islands situated on the northern coast of Sandoy. Skopun is the second-largest town on the island. Skopun Municipality consists only of the town of Skopun.

Hestur

Village

Photo: Erik Christensen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Hestur is an island in the central Faroe Islands, to the west of Streymoy and the south of Koltur. Hestur means horse in Faroese. On the west coast is a guillemot colony. Hestur is situated 7 km north of Roykisheyggjur.

Sandur

Village

Photo: EileenSanda, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Sandur is a village on the south coast of the island of Sandoy in the Faroe Islands. The Sandur hoard of silver coins, dating to the end of the 11th century, attests to the long history of the village. Sandur is situated 7 km southeast of Roykisheyggjur.

Roykisheyggjur

Type: Locality
Location: Sandoyar, Faroe Islands, Nordic countries, Europe
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Latitude

61.89464° or 61° 53′ 41″ north

Longitude

-6.86923° or 6° 52′ 9″ west

Open location code

9CHMV4VJ+V8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7840102917

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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