Odness
Odness is a peninsula and headland on the island of Stronsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The Odness peninsula contains the farm of Odiness. Odness is also within the parish of Stronsay.Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Odin Ness”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Stronsay.
Papa Stronsay
Island
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa Stronsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay. It is 74 hectares in size, and 13 metres above sea level at its highest point. Papa Stronsay is situated 2½ miles northwest of Odness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehall and Stronsay.
Whitehall
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Whitehall is the village on the island of Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier. Whitehall is situated 2½ miles west of Odness.
Stronsay
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stronsay is one of the Orkney Islands, with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.
Odness
- 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 Basque to Swedish—“Odness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Odness”
- Bulgarian: “Однес”
- Cebuano: “Odness”
- Dutch: “Odness”
- French: “Odness”
- Swedish: “Odness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Everbay and Whitehall Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holm of Odness and The Bow.
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