Scarfskerry
| Scarfskerry Gaelic: Sgarbh Sgeir | |
| Caithness | |
|---|---|
 Scarfskerry Pier | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ND260734 |
| Location: | 58°38’24"N, 3°15’36"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 300 |
| Post town: | Thurso |
| Postcode: | KW14 |
| Dialling code: | 01847 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Highland |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross |
Scarfskerry is the most northerly settlement on mainland Great Britain. It is located in the parish of Dunnet in the county of Caithness, on a small peninsula northeast of Thurso. The name comes from the Old Norse for "cormorants rock".[1]
Landmarks
This rural settlement consists of a scattering of houses and a small harbour with a pier that is no longer used for commercial purposes, although boats operate in the area providing tourists with trips to see White-beaked dolphins, Minke whales and Harbor Porpoises.[2] The pier, about 150 yards long, has a small bight on the southwestern side.[3] It also contains a Baptist church and a pottery shop, Scarfskerry Pottery, established in 1977.[4] Skarfskerry Point, a double-headed point, 30 feet high, marks the eastern entrance point of Brough Bay.[3] The Loch of Mey lies just to the southeast.
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Scarfskerry Pottery -
The Baptist Church -
Farmland near Scarfskerry, Caithness -
Local scenery
See also
References
- ↑ "Scarfskerry". Caithness.org. http://www.caithness.org/atoz/scarfskerry/. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ↑ Wilson, Ben; Wilson, Angus (2006). The Complete Whale-Watching Handbook: A Guide to Whales, Dolphins, and Porpoises of the World. MBI Publishing Company. ISBN 978-0-7603-2567-4. http://books.google.com/books?id=ciP9yurcbDQC&pg=RA1-PT81.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sailing directions for the north and east coasts of Scotland: Cape Wrath to Fife Ness and including the Orkney, Shetland and Faeroe Islands. United States Hydrographic Office, U.S. Govt. Print. Off.. 1950. p. 80. http://books.google.com/books?id=jtxHAQAAIAAJ.
- ↑ Ceramic Review. Craftsmen Potters Association of Great Britain. 1992. p. 23. http://books.google.com/books?id=Jx9VAAAAMAAJ.