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 20 NM north northeast of Kirkwall Airport on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. 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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.26077° or 59° 15′ 39″ northLongitude
-2.56368° or 2° 33′ 49″ westOpen location code
9CFV7C6P+8GOpenStreetMap ID
node 13972252494OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peninsulaGeoNames ID
2638931Wikidata 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.
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Highlights include Broch and Mid Holm.
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