Pentland FirthUnited Kingdom
58°41′N 2°55′W
Pentland Skerries
Part of Orkney
The Pentland Skerries (Old Norse: Pettlandssker) are a group of four uninhabited islands lying in the Pentland Firth, northeast of Duncansby Head and south of South Ronaldsay in Scotland.
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The Pentland Skerries (Old Norse: Pettlandssker) are a group of four uninhabited islands lying in the Pentland Firth, northeast of Duncansby Head and south of South Ronaldsay in Scotland. By far the largest of the islands is Muckle Skerry, home to two lighthouses, built in 1794. The other islands lie to the south of Muckle Skerry. From west to east, they are Little Skerry, Louther Skerry and Clettack Skerry. The skerries form part of the Pentland Firth Islands Important Bird Area (IBA), so designated by BirdLife International because it supports significant breeding populations of seabirds.
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Census, cataloged
- Major islands1
- Minor islands0
- Islets0
- Rocks & skerries7
Major islands
Muckle Skerry
- Area
- 0.42 km²
- High point
- 23 m
Muckle Skerry is the largest of the Pentland Skerries, a group of uninhabited islets that lie off the north coast of Scotland in the Pentland Firth. It is home to the Pentland Skerries Lighthouse, which is in the north of the island.
Rocks & skerries
- Little Skerry9 m · 0.01 km²
- Clettack Skerry0.2 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Loppack<0.1 ha
- Louther Skerry<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
- Unnamed island<0.1 ha
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Comparative heights
- Muckle Skerry: 23 m
- Little Skerry: 9 m
To the same scale
Islands by area
| Muckle Skerry | 0.42 km² |
| Little Skerry | 0.01 km² |
| Clettack Skerry | 0.2 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Loppack | <0.1 ha |
| Louther Skerry | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
| Unnamed island | <0.1 ha |
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Facts
Photographs
- Muckle Skerry from the air - geograph.org.uk - 6228634. Bill Boaden / CC BY-SA 2.0