North Head
North Head is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. North Head is situated nearby to the locality Keefa Hill, as well as near Warbister Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on Swona, in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “The North Head”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Swona and Swona Lighthouse.
Swona
Island
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swona is an uninhabited privately owned island in the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Scotland. It has a herd of feral cattle resulting from the abandonment of stock in 1974.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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".
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
North Head
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.75092° or 58° 45′ 3″ northLongitude
-3.05229° or 3° 3′ 8″ westOpen location code
9CCRQW2X+93OpenStreetMap ID
node 1793741866OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2641341Wikidata ID
Q24641015
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“North Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “North Head”
- Swedish: “North Head”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “North Head”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Keefa Hill and Warbister Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include South Clett and Barth Head.
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