Old Head
Old Head is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Old Head is situated nearby to the locality Liddel, as well as near Brough Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomb of the Eagles and Liddle Burnt Mound.
Tomb of the Eagles
Grassland
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The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland.
Liddle Burnt Mound
Archaeological site
Liddle Burnt Mound is a Bronze Age site on the island of South Ronaldsay, Orkney. The site consists of the remains of a building and a mound that surrounds it on three sides.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northwest of Old Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles west of Old Head.
Sandwick
Locality
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Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 4 miles northwest of Old Head.
Grim Ness
Locality
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Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 6 miles north of Old Head.
Old Head
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.73588° or 58° 44′ 9″ northLongitude
-2.91857° or 2° 55′ 7″ westOpen location code
9CCVP3PJ+9HGeoNames ID
2641020
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