Ouse Ness
Ouse Ness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Ouse Ness is situated nearby to the locality Rackwick, as well as near the hamlet Aikerness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Westray and Westray Airport.
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.
Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westray Airport is an airport at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Knap of Howar
Archaeological site
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The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Knap of Howar is situated 2 miles northeast of Ouse Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
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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 southwest of Ouse Ness.
Ouse Ness
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Ouse Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Ouse Ness”
- Swedish: “Ouse Ness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rackwick and Aikerness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Vere Point and Rackwick Fiold.
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