The Ness
The Ness is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Ness is situated nearby to the locality Castle of Suckrow, as well as near Castle of Bothege.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Tankerness and Braebuster.
Loch of Tankerness
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of Kirkwall. Loch of Tankerness is situated 1½ miles west of The Ness.
Braebuster
House
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braebuster is a house, which is situated 2½ miles south of The Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles north of The Ness.
Tankerness
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 southwest of The Ness.
The Ness
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.96737° or 58° 58′ 3″ northLongitude
-2.79422° or 2° 47′ 39″ westOpen location code
9CCVX684+W8OpenStreetMap ID
node 918034138OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2641801
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