Our Ness
Our Ness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Our Ness is situated nearby to the village Pierowall, as well as near the locality Rackwick.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray and Links of Noltland.
Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray
Archaeological site
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Knowe of Queen o‘ Howe, broch, Westray is an archaeological site.
Links of Noltland
Archaeological site
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Links of Noltland is 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.
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.
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.
Our 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—“Our Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Our Ness”
- Swedish: “Our Ness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Rackwick and Broughton.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Narr Ness and Bay of Noup.
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