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    Ve Skerries

    8 km) north west of Papa Stour, on the west coast of Shetland, Scotland. They define the southwest perimeter of St Magnus Bay. They are notorious for shipwrecks, which led to the construction of a lighthouse in 1979. In local folklore, they are said to be a retreat for selkies.

    The Coelleira lying on its port side after having run aground on the Clubb, the Ve Skerries, Shetland, followed by rough weather. Plastic fish boxes can be seen lying over the skerry.
    The Coelleira lying on its port side after having run aground on the Clubb, the Ve Skerries, Shetland, followed by rough weather. Plastic fish boxes can be seen lying over the skerry.

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    11 landforms

    Overview

    The Ve Skerries or Vee Skerries (Shaetlan pronunciation: [də 'viː skɛriz] də VEE skeh-reez; Old Norse: Vestan sker, West Skerries) are a group of low skerries (rocky islands) three miles (4.8 km) north west of Papa Stour, on the west coast of Shetland, Scotland. They define the southwest perimeter of St Magnus Bay. They are notorious for shipwrecks, which led to the construction of a lighthouse in 1979. In local folklore, they are said to be a retreat for selkies. The lighthouse was built following the loss of the trawler Elinor Viking and to serve increased shipping for the Sullom Voe oil terminal.

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    Census, cataloged

    • Major islands0
    • Minor islands0
    • Islets2
    • Rocks & skerries9

    Islets

    2

    Rocks & skerries

    9
    • North Skerry3 m · 0.06 km²
    • Ormal2 m · 0.05 km²
    • South Skerry1 m · 0.03 km²
    • The Clubb1 m · 0.4 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    • Snarra Stane<0.1 ha

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    Comparative heights

    Sea level1 m2 m3 m3 mNorth Skerry2 mOrmal1 mSouth Skerry1 mThe Clubb
    High points by island, metres above sea level.

    Islands by area

    0.000010.00010.0010.010.1North Skerry: 0.06 km²North SkerryOrmal: 0.05 km²OrmalSouth Skerry: 0.03 km²South SkerryHelligoblo: 0.7 haHelligobloReaverack: 0.6 haReaverackThe Clubb: 0.4 haThe ClubbUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandUnnamed island: <0.1 haUnnamed islandSnarra Stane: <0.1 haSnarra Stane
    km², log scale
    North Skerry0.06 km²
    Ormal0.05 km²
    South Skerry0.03 km²
    Helligoblo0.7 ha
    Reaverack0.6 ha
    The Clubb0.4 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Unnamed island<0.1 ha
    Snarra Stane<0.1 ha

    Sources

    Facts

    • Geometry, areas and high points: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Copernicus GLO-30, via Talus.
    • Wikidata
    • Talus
    • Wikipedia