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Skarfskerry
Skarfskerry (or Scarfskerry; gd, Sgarbh Sgeir) is a settlement located in the far northern county Caithness on a small peninsula northeast of Thurso off the A836 road, A836 in Scotland. It is the most northerly settlement in Great Britain. The name comes from the Old Norse for "cormorant, cormorants' rock". Historically, it belonged to the Parish of Dunnet, along with Brough, Caithness, Brough. Landmarks This rural settlement consists of a scattering of croft (land), crofts and other houses and a small harbour with a pier. The harbour is no longer used for commercial purposes, although boats operate in the area for small amounts of fishing and trips for tourists to see white-beaked dolphins, minke whales and harbor porpoises. The pier, about long, has a small bight on the southwestern side, and a rocky beach continues towards the nearby settlement of Ham, Caithness, Ham. The hamlet also contains a Baptists, Baptist church, Skarfskerry Point, a double-headed point in height, ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extreme Points Of The United Kingdom
This is a list of the extreme points of the United Kingdom: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Traditionally the extent of the island of Great Britain has stretched "from Land's End to John o' Groats" (that is, from the extreme southwest of mainland England to the far northeast of mainland Scotland). This article does not include references to the Channel Islands because they are Crown dependencies, not constituent parts of the United Kingdom. Extreme points of the United Kingdom * Northernmost point – Out Stack, Shetland at * Northernmost settlement – Skaw, Unst, Shetland Islands at * Southernmost point – Pednathise Head, Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly at * Southernmost settlement – St Agnes, Isles of Scilly at * Westernmost point – Rockall at , which was only incorporated into Scotland in the 20th century. If Rockall is ignored, Soay, St Kilda, at is the westernmost point. * Westernmost settlement – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |