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Skaw Station (CHL)
Skaw may refer to: * Skaw, Unst, a village in the north east of the Shetland Islands *Skaw, Whalsay, a village in the east of the Shetland Islands See also * The Scaw Skagen Odde, also Skagens Odde, sometimes known in English as the Scaw Spit or The Skaw, is a sandy peninsula which stretches some northeast and comprises the northernmost area of Vendsyssel in Jutland, Denmark.SCAW (other) {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaw, Unst
Skaw is a settlement in the Scottish archipelago of Shetland, located on the island of Unst. It is located north of Haroldswick on a peninsula in the northeast corner of the island, and is the most northerly settlement in the United Kingdom. Etymology Skaw is derived from the Old Norse "Skagi" meaning a cape, headland, promontory or peninsula. Geography The burn of Skaw flows from the uplands to the west through the constellation of small crofts that make up Skaw, and then east into the Wick of Skaw, a bay of the North Sea. A sheltered sandy beach lines the coast of the Wick of Skaw. The unclassified road (Holsens Road) from the B9087 to Skaw is the most northerly road in the UK road network. History Walter Sutherland (died ), a former inhabitant of the northernmost cottage in Britain, was reportedly the last native speaker of the Norn language. During World War II, the Royal Air Force built a Chain Home radar station at Skaw. The radar station was built in 1941 and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skaw, Whalsay
Skaw is a village in the extreme northeast of Whalsay in the parish of Nesting in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. It is mainly a crofting area. Whalsay airstrip and Whalsay Golf Club, the most northerly golf club in the British Isles, lie in the vicinity. The East Loch of Skaw lies to the east of the village, and the West Loch of Skaw to the southwest. A house here, named Westhoose, has been rebuilt three times. Skaw Voe is a standing stone, 1.5 metres high, which stands 50 metres from the shore. Off Skaw Taing there are the islets of the Outer Holm of Skaw The Outer Holm of Skaw is a small, uninhabited islet, a rock outlier off the northeast coast of the island of Whalsay, in the Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotlan ... and the Inner Holm of Skaw, the latter of which contains a ruined chapel. References External linksScottish Places - Skaw Villages in Whalsay {{Shetland-geo- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scaw
Skagen Odde, also Skagens Odde, sometimes known in English as the Scaw Spit or The Skaw, is a sandy peninsula which stretches some northeast and comprises the northernmost area of Vendsyssel in Jutland, Denmark."Skagen Odde" ''Den Store Danske''. Retrieved 4 October 2013. Skagen Odde is reported to be one of the largest spit systems in Europe, created by a continuous process of marine sand and gravel deposition, moved in a north-east direction by s. The width of the spit varies from 3 to 7 km (2 to 4 mi). Contrary to common beli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
