Taing Head

Taing Head is a point in , . Taing Head is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the hamlet .
  • Type: Point
  • Description: cape on Foula, in Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Da Head o da Taing”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Foula and Foula Airport.

Photo: Ronnie Robertson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is one of the , some 20 miles out into the Atlantic west of Shetland Mainland. In 2022 it had a population of just 17.

Aerodrome
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Foula Airfield is an airfield located on the remote island of , part of the Shetland Islands in the north of .

Peak
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a peak, which is situated 2 miles west of Taing Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Durga Ness and Ham.

Locality
Photo: Mike Pennington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet.

Locality
Photo: peter gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Taing Head.

Taing Head

Latitude
60.13333° or 60° 8′ north
Longitude
-2.03333° or 2° 2′ west
Open location code
9CGV4XM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2636316
Wiki­data ID
Q24637836
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Taing Head” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Taing Head”
  • Swedish: “Taing Head”

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