Point of Od
Point of Od is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Point of Od is situated nearby to the village Toab, as well as near the locality Upper Sanday.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Braebuster and Mine Howe.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. Mine Howe is situated 2 miles west of Point of Od.
Dingy’s Howe,broch,Upper Sanday
Archaeological site
Photo: s allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dingy’s Howe,broch,Upper Sanday is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tankerness and St Andrews.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 2½ miles northwest of Point of Od.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 2½ miles northwest of Point of Od.
Point of Od
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.93333° or 58° 56′ northLongitude
-2.8° or 2° 48′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCVW5MX+8XGeoNames ID
2641086
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Toab and Upper Sanday.
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Highlights include Oyster Skerries and Chapel Taing.
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