What is recorded here
A named place photographed at this map point in Orkney Islands.
Roughly 15 meters in height, Great Skua is a small, unnamed topographical feature on the slopes of North Hill in the Orkney Islands. Its name, derived from a seabird species, reflects the local wildlife and landscape character typical of Orkney’s coastal and upland environments.
Places near here
Papa Westray, North HillRocket Pole (20th Century) · 186 yd
West coast of North Hill RSPB reserveMountain or hill · 244 yd
Papa Westray, HyndgreenieMound (period Unknown), Natural Feature (nil Antiquity)(possible) · 580 yd
North Hill RSPB nature reserveMountain or hill · 659 yd
Papa Westray, NessBuilding (post Medieval) · 916 yd
Papa Westray, Round GeoWall (post Medieval)(possible) · 1235 yd
Great Auk MemorialMemorial · 1387 yd
The centre of the island, where all roads meetIsland · 1.8 mi
Inside museum, Holland, Papa WestrayHeritage place · 1.9 mi
Control "Tower", Westray AirfieldCastle, fort or tower · 2.7 mi
Bay of MoclettBay · 3.2 mi
Papa Westray beachBeach · 3.3 miOther information
Photo: Dumgoyach · CC BY-SA 2.0