Surhoose Taing
Surhoose Taing is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Surhoose Taing is situated nearby to the locality Bow Head, as well as near the hamlet Aikerness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Westray and Papa Westray Airport.
Papa Westray
Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.
Papa Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
Papa Westray Airport is located 22 NM north of Kirkwall Airport on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland. The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport.
St Boniface’s Church
Church
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Boniface's Church, Papa Westray is a historic church and graveyard located on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The site of the church dates back to the Iron Age and was possibly used later as a Christian monastery.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 5 miles southwest of Surhoose Taing.
Surhoose Taing
- Type: Point
- Also known as: “Shorehouse Taing”
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.36667° or 59° 22′ northLongitude
-2.88333° or 2° 53′ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9CFV9488+MMGeoNames ID
2636513
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include North Wick and Weelie Taing.
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