Kirka skerry
Kirka skerry is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Kirka skerry is situated nearby to Whiteness Cemetery, as well as near the islet Cure Holm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoy and Lerwick Tingwall Airport.
Hoy
Islet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoy is a small island in Weisdale Voe, an arm of the sea in the Shetland islands, Scotland. Nearby are the smaller islets of Hoggs of Hoy and Junk. The Sound of Hoy lies between Hoy and Strom Ness peninsula on the Shetland Mainland.
Lerwick Tingwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tingwall Airport, also known as Lerwick/Tingwall Airport, is located in the Tingwall valley, near the village of Gott, 4 NM northwest of Lerwick in Mainland, Shetland, Scotland. Lerwick Tingwall Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Kirka skerry.
North Havra
Islet
North Havra is a small island off south west Shetland. It is 30 metres at its highest point. Situated 1/3 mile from the ness-end of South Whiteness, the island possess a lighthouse and a couple of small sheep pens, as well as a couple dozen sheep and different bird species. North Havra is situated 1½ miles southwest of Kirka skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burwick and Haggersta.
Burwick
Hamlet
Burwick is a small peninsula north of Scalloway in the Shetland Islands, Scotland. The Hill of Burwick rises to 107 metres, the Ness of Burwick is a headland that guards the bay of Bur Wick, and Burwick Holm is a small island with an elevation of about 10 metres, just off shore in the Scalloway Islands. Burwick is situated 2 miles south of Kirka skerry.
Haggersta
Village
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Haggersta is a village, which is situated 2½ miles north of Kirka skerry.
Scalloway
Scalloway is a fishing village in the Shetland Islands. It was the capital of these islands until 1708 when Lerwick supplanted it. The population in 2011 was 900.
Kirka skerry
- Type: Islet
- Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
- Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
60.17869° or 60° 10′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.29623° or 1° 17′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CGW5PH3+FGOpenStreetMap ID
way 229408479OpenStreetMap feature
natural=coastlineOpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Whiteness Cemetery and Cure Holm.
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