Veness
Veness is a headland in Orkney Islands, Scotland and has an elevation of 59 feet. Veness is situated nearby to the hamlet Backaland, as well as near the locality War Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland and Whitehall.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063.
Whitehall
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehall is the village on the island of Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier. Whitehall is situated 5 miles east of Veness.
Stronsay
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stronsay is one of the Orkney Islands, with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.
Veness
- Type: Headland with an elevation of 59 feet
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Veness” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Венес”
- Cebuano: “Veness”
- Swedish: “Veness”
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