Lingey Skerry

Lingey Skerry is an islet in Shetland Islands, Scotland. Lingey Skerry is situated nearby to the islet Urie Lingey, as well as near Ruir Holm.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Urie Lingey and Sound Gruney.

Urie Lingey

Islet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Urie Lingey is one of the Shetland Islands. It is between Fetlar and Unst, and Yell is to the west.

Sound Gruney

Islet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sound Gruney is one of the Shetland islands. It lies about 1.5 kilometres north of Hamars Ness on Fetlar, south of Unst, and to the east of Yell.

Uyea is an uninhabited tidal island located to the northwest of Mainland, Shetland. Uyea lies off the Northmavine peninsula, from where it can be reached by foot at low tide. Uyea is situated 2 miles north of Lingey Skerry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tresta and Houbie.

Tresta

Hamlet

Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Tresta is a hamlet, which is situated 3 miles south of Lingey Skerry.

Houbie

Hamlet

Photo: Fetlar, CC BY 2.5.

Houbie is a hamlet, which is situated 3½ miles southeast of Lingey Skerry.

Clivocast

Village

Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clivocast is a settlement on the island of Unst in the Shetland Islands, Scotland at or grid reference HP6000 and is situated just east of Uyeasound. The 9 ft 10 in Uyea Breck Standing Stone nearby is said to mark the spot where the son of the Viking Harald Harfager was killed some time around 900AD. Clivocast is situated 3½ miles north of Lingey Skerry.

Lingey Skerry

Type: Islet
Categories: coastline, locality, and landform
Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

60.6379° or 60° 38′ 16″ north

Longitude

-0.90573° or 0° 54′ 21″ west

Open location code

9CGXJ3QV+5P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 230351817

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ruir Holm and Calf of Daaey.

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