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Skaill (Scotland)

Skaill

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.9409,Lat: 59.1552
Elevation	meter above sea level
Local time	5:59:02am
At island	Egilsay
Name province/region (Country)	Scotland
Wiki-website Subregion (Council Area)	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles
Other place with same name 1	Skaill Scotland - Orkney Islands
Other place with same name 2	Skaill Scotland - Orkney Islands -

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 onziebust	2.2 km	SouthSouthEast
2 Banks	2.5 km	WestNorthWest
3 Brinian	3.4 km	SouthWest
4 Sourin	3.5 km	WestNorthWest
5 Ervadale	4 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	380 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	383 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	541 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Skaill lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 14.6 km in Western direction).The place is located at an island named Egilsay. The distance to the mainland is 54 km.

The nearest mountain is Milldoe with a height of 221 meter (at a distance of 14.2 km and direction WestSouthWest). The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 376.5 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 527 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 20%, low location: 77%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly eastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 359 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 10 km in EastNorthEastern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Nature

10.5 km2

38.3%

Wet nature

1.8 km2

6.7%

Agriculture

15.1 km2

55%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Skaill in country Scotland

Skaill at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	23 km	SouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	353 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	358 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Skaill
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Orkney Islands

Type of weather in Orkney Islands	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	6 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	11.06 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 6)
Wind direction:	South West
Air pressure:	996 mb
Humidity:	73 %
Daylength at 15 December 2025:	6 hour and 11 minutes
Sunrise :	10:01 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	16:12 Europe/Amsterdam