Smoogro Skerry

Smoogro Skerry is an islet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Smoogro Skerry is situated nearby to the aerodrome Site of WW1 Seaplane base, as well as near the village Orphir.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Orphir, Free Church and Kirbister Mill.

Orphir, Free Church

Church

Photo: Ymblanter, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Orphir, Free Church is situated 1½ miles west of Smoogro Skerry.

Kirbister Mill

Watermill

Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kirbister Mill is a watermill, which is situated 1¼ miles north of Smoogro Skerry.

Hobbister House

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hobbister House is situated 2 miles northeast of Smoogro Skerry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Orphir and Houton.

Orphir

Village

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton.

Houton

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 3½ miles west of Smoogro Skerry.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 4½ miles east of Smoogro Skerry.

Smoogro Skerry

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

58.92897° or 58° 55′ 44″ north

Longitude

-3.10559° or 3° 6′ 20″ west

Open location code

9CCRWVHV+HQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 353558854

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=coastline

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

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