Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Carlin Skerry

Carlin Skerry, a rocky islet, by seamen called the Barrel of Butter, in the S of Orkney, 1¼ mile SSE of the shore of Pomona, in the vicinity of Orphir church, and 9½ miles ESE of the W entrance of Hoy Mouth.


(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)

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Feature Description: "a rocky islet"   (ADL Feature Type: "islands")
Administrative units: Orkney County

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