North Taing
North Taing is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. North Taing is situated nearby to the locality Noust of Switha, as well as near The Kirn.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Switha and Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Switha
Islet
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 2 miles west of North Taing.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length. Flotta Airport is situated 2½ miles northwest of North Taing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Point of Hackness.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 1½ miles north of North Taing.
Point of Hackness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles west of North Taing.
Hoxa Head
Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of North Taing.
North Taing
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80411° or 58° 48′ 15″ northLongitude
-3.09264° or 3° 5′ 34″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCRRW34+JWOpenStreetMap ID
node 610467911OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2641250
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