Skea
Skea is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Aikerskaill Road. Skea is situated nearby to the ruins Netherby, as well as near the archaeological site Backland, Broch.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Black Holm and Corn Holm.
Black Holm
Islet
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Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. Black Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Skea.
Corn Holm
Island
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Corn Holm is a small tidal island in Orkney, near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. There was once a small chapel there, and it is covered in birdlife. Corn Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Skea.
The Gloup
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm. The Gloup is situated 2 miles north of Skea.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tankerness and Rerwick Head.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 5 miles west of Skea.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 5 miles northwest of Skea.
Skea
- Type: House
- Address: Aikerskaill Road, Deerness, KW17 2QJ
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.92783° or 58° 55′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.72949° or 2° 43′ 46″ westOpen location code
9CCVW7HC+46OpenStreetMap ID
way 895035238OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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