Nether Button
Nether Button is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Nether Button is situated nearby to the locality HMS Royal Oak, as well as near the village St Mary’s.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Howa and Broch of Ayre.
Howa
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Howa is a house, which is situated 4,200 feet south of Nether Button.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 2 miles south of Nether Button.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nether Button.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Mary’s.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 1½ miles west of Nether Button.
St Mary’s
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St. St Mary’s is situated 2 miles southeast of Nether Button.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 2½ miles southeast of Nether Button.
Nether Button
- Type: Farm
- Also known as: “Netherbutton”
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.92378° or 58° 55′ 26″ northLongitude
-2.94062° or 2° 56′ 26″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9CCVW3F5+GQOpenStreetMap ID
way 897244928OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyardGeoNames ID
2641788
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