Tor Ness
Tor Ness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tor Ness is situated nearby to the locality Crookness, as well as near Gorseness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Seal Skerry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rendall and Tingwall.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 2½ miles west of Tor Ness.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 3 miles northwest of Tor Ness.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 3½ miles east of Tor Ness.
Tor Ness
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.05° or 59° 3′ northLongitude
-3° or 3° westOpen location code
9CFV3222+22GeoNames ID
2635663
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