Quoy Ness
Quoy Ness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Quoy Ness is situated nearby to the locality Rocks of Scarton, as well as near Lee Craig.Photo: Jenny Embleton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Calf of Flotta and Flotta Airport.
Calf of Flotta
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Hoxa Head.
Whome
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.
Quoy Ness
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on Flotta, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83304° or 58° 49′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.07746° or 3° 4′ 39″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9CCRRWMF+62OpenStreetMap ID
node 890454063OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cape
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Quoy Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Quoy Ness”
- Swedish: “Quoy Ness”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rocks of Scarton and Lee Craig.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Old pier (post-medieval) and Dispersed beam search light (ruins).
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