Skarfskerry

Scarfskerry
Scarfskerry is located in Caithness
Scarfskerry
Scarfskerry
Location within the Caithness area
Population300 
OS grid referenceND260734
Council area
Lieutenancy area
CountryScotland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHURSO
Postcode districtKW14
Dialling code01847
PoliceScotland
FireScottish
AmbulanceScottish
UK Parliament
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58°38′57″N 3°16′22″W / 58.649298°N 3.272896°W / 58.649298; -3.272896

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".[1] Historically, it belonged to the Parish of Dunnet, along with Brough.[2]

  1. ^ "Scarfskerry". Caithness.org. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
  2. ^ Topographical Dictionary of Scotland. Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 346. ISBN 978-0-8063-1255-2.