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.

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, 5 miles 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

Photo: Hajotthu, CC BY 3.0.

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″ north

Longitude

-1.29623° or 1° 17′ 46″ west

Open location code

9CGW5PH3+FG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 229408479

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Whiteness Cemetery and Cure Holm.

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