ThePentland Skerries (Old Norse:Pettlandssker)[1] are a group of four uninhabitedislands lying in thePentland Firth, northeast ofDuncansby Head and south ofSouth Ronaldsay inScotland.
By far the largest of the islands isMuckle Skerry, home to twolighthouses, built in 1794. The other islands lie to the south of Muckle Skerry. From west to east, they are Little Skerry, Louther Skerry and Clettack Skerry.
The skerries form part of the Pentland Firth IslandsImportant Bird Area (IBA), so designated byBirdLife International because it supports significant breeding populations ofseabirds.[2]
MV Priscilla ran aground on Pentland Skerries on 18 July 2018.[3]
58°40′54″N2°54′50″W / 58.68167°N 2.91389°W /58.68167; -2.91389
