Rose Ness
Rose Ness is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rose Ness is situated nearby to the locality The Hole of Ness, as well as near Burray Haas.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney and Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement.
Italian Chapel
Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. Italian Chapel is situated 2½ miles northwest of Rose Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Burray Ness and Holm.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Rose Ness.
Holm
Locality
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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 3 miles northwest of Rose Ness.
St Mary’s
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St. St Mary’s is situated 3½ miles northwest of Rose Ness.
Rose Ness
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: cape
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.87498° or 58° 52′ 30″ northLongitude
-2.83198° or 2° 49′ 55″ westOpen location code
9CCVV5F9+X6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8923320712OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2639139Wikidata ID
Q24638271
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rose Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rose Ness”
- Swedish: “Rose Ness”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Cairn (Neolithic) and Beacon, Rose Ness.
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