Pegal Head
Pegal Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pegal Head is situated nearby to the locality Green Head, as well as near Pegal Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Risa and Cava.
Risa
Islet
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.
Cava
Island
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Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one. Cava is situated 2 miles northeast of Pegal Head.
Fara
Island
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Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha… Fara is situated 2 miles southeast of Pegal Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Houton.
Lyness
Village
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Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 2 miles south of Pegal Head.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 3½ miles north of Pegal Head.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 4½ miles south of Pegal Head.
Pegal 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
58.86421° or 58° 51′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.21146° or 3° 12′ 41″ westElevation
66 feet (20 metres)Open location code
9CCRVQ7Q+MCOpenStreetMap ID
node 915264864OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Pegal Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Pegal Head”
- Swedish: “Pegal Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Green Head and Pegal Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bunker and SMS Dresden.
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