Scargun Shoal
Scargun Shoal is a shoal in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Scargun Shoal is situated nearby to the locality Quanter Ness, as well as near Crow Ness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Thieves Holm and Grain Earth House.
Thieves Holm
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland. Thieves Holm is situated 1½ miles east of Scargun Shoal.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grain Earth House is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles south of Scargun Shoal.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Wideford Hill chambered cairn is situated 2½ miles southwest of Scargun Shoal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2½ miles south of Scargun Shoal.
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 3 miles northeast of Scargun Shoal.
Scargun Shoal
- Type: Shoal
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.01667° or 59° 1′ northLongitude
-2.98333° or 2° 59′ westOpen location code
9CFV2288+MMGeoNames ID
2638410
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