Rerwick Head
Rerwick Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rerwick Head is situated nearby to the locality Scarf Skerry, as well as near Grunkeys Geo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Tankerness.
Loch of Tankerness
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Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of Kirkwall. Loch of Tankerness is situated 2 miles southwest of Rerwick Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Head of Holland and Tankerness.
Head of Holland
Locality
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Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 3 miles west of Rerwick Head.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rerwick Head.
Rerwick Head
- 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
58.9913° or 58° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
-2.80173° or 2° 48′ 6″ westElevation
82 feet (25 metres)Open location code
9CCVX5RX+G8OpenStreetMap ID
node 918035002OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Rerwick Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Rerwick Head”
- Swedish: “Rerwick Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Scarf Skerry and Grunkeys Geo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old quarry and Fea Hill.
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