Russ Ness

Russ Ness is a peninsula in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Russ Ness is situated nearby to the hamlet Otterswick, as well as near the village Lady.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanday and Sanday Airport.

Sanday

Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.

Sanday Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanday Airport is located on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 20 NM north‑northeast of Kirkwall. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Quoyness chambered cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettletoft.

Kettletoft

Village

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall.

Russ Ness

Type: Peninsula
Description: cape near Cata Sand on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Categories: cape and landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.26077° or 59° 15′ 39″ north

Longitude

-2.56368° or 2° 33′ 49″ west

Open location code

9CFV7C6P+8G

OpenStreetMap ID

node 13972252494

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=peninsula

GeoNames ID

2638931

Wikidata ID

Q24638330

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Russ Ness” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Russ Ness”
Swedish: “Russ Ness”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Otterswick and Lady.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Broch and Mid Holm.

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