The Ness

The Ness is a locality in , . The Ness is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
  • Type: Locality
  • Description: cape near Stromness, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
  • Also known as: “Point of Ness”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stromness Museum and Outer Holm.

Museum
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is a small independent museum in the town of in , Scotland focusing on the town's connections to maritime and natural history.

Islet
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an islet.

Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small inhabited island in harbour and one of the islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. is situated 2 miles north of The Ness.

The Ness

Latitude
58.95238° or 58° 57′ 9″ north
Longitude
-3.29428° or 3° 17′ 39″ west
Open location code
9CCRXP24+X7
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1467939389
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2641802
Wiki­data ID
Q24639740
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“The Ness” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “The Ness”
  • Swedish: “The Ness (udde i Storbritannien, Skottland, Orkneyöarna, lat 58,95, long -3,29)”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Volunteers’ battery and Seatricity Ltd.

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