Outshore Point
Outshore Point is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Outshore Point is situated nearby to the locality The Stramp, as well as near Yonbell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Skara Brae.
Skara Brae
Protected area
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Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Skara Brae is situated 2½ miles south of Outshore Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 3 miles northeast of Outshore Point.
Birsay
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Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Yesnaby
Locality
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Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. Yesnaby is situated 4 miles south of Outshore Point.
Outshore Point
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.08363° or 59° 5′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.35148° or 3° 21′ 5″ westElevation
98 feet (30 metres)Open location code
9CFR3JMX+FCOpenStreetMap ID
node 1356827312OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2640785
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