Red Nev
Red Nev is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Red Nev is situated nearby to the hamlet Braehead, as well as near the village Pierowall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westray and Links of Noltland.
Westray
Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.
Links of Noltland
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Links of Noltland was a large prehistoric settlement located on the north coast of the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The extensive ruins includes several late Neolithic and early Bronze Age dwellings and is place of discovery of the Westray Wife figurine, uncovered during an excavation in 2009. Links of Noltland is situated 2 miles north of Red Nev.
Lady Kirk
Church
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The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church. Lady Kirk is situated 2 miles northeast of Red Nev.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 1½ miles northeast of Red Nev.
Red Nev
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.3° or 59° 18′ northLongitude
-3.01667° or 3° 1′ westElevation
177 feet (54 metres)Open location code
9CFR8X2M+28GeoNames ID
2639529
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Localities in the Area
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