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Skarfskerry
Skarfskerry in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Skarfskerry is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
From the Wikipedia article
Skarfskerry (or Scarfskerry; Scottish Gaelic: Sgarbh Sgeir) is a settlement located in the far northern county Caithness on a small peninsula northeast of Thurso off the A836 in Scotland. It is the most northerly settlement in Great Britain. The name comes from the Old Norse for "cormorants' rock". Historically, it belonged to the Parish of Dunnet, along with Brough.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.6400, -3.2600
Sources
- wikidata: Q7534008 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Skarfskerry (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Skarfskerry?
- Skarfskerry is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.6400°, -3.2600°.