Skarfskerry

Skarfskerry (or Scarfskerry; ) is a settlement located in the far northern county Caithness on a small peninsula northeast of Thurso off the A836 in Scotland. It is the most northerly settlement in Great Britain. The name comes from the Old Norse for "cormorants' rock". Historically, it belonged to the Parish of Dunnet, along with Brough.

==Landmarks== This rural settlement consists of a scattering of crofts and other houses and a small harbour with a pier. The harbour is no longer used for commercial purposes, although boats operate in the area for small amounts of fishing and trips for tourists to see white-beaked dolphins, minke whales and harbor porpoises. The pier, about long, has a small bight on the southwestern side, and a rocky beach continues towards the nearby settlement of Ham. The hamlet also contains a Baptist church, Skarfskerry Point, a double-headed point in height, marks the eastern entrance point of Brough Bay. The Loch of Mey lies just to the southeast, which also features in a series of children's stories, The Loch of Mey Monster, by a local author from 2007 to 2009.