Tarf Tail

Tarf Tail is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tarf Tail is situated nearby to the locality Brough Ness, as well as near Cantick Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Swona Lighthouse and Swona.

Swona Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swona

Island

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Swona is an uninhabited privately owned island in the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland. It has a herd of feral cattle resulting from the abandonment of stock in 1974.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.

Brough Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 4 miles east of Tarf Tail.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 5 miles northeast of Tarf Tail.

Point of Hackness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 6 miles northwest of Tarf Tail.

Tarf Tail

Type: Point
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.73524° or 58° 44′ 7″ north

Longitude

-3.07344° or 3° 4′ 24″ west

Open location code

9CCRPWPG+3J

GeoNames ID

2636220

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Cantick Head and The Ool.

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Highlights include West Wini Skerry and Selki Skerry.

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