Moaness
Moaness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Moaness is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoy, as well as near the locality Quoyness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Mo Ness” and “Moness”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graemsay and Ward Hill.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.
Hoy Sound Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Hoy Sound Low Light is situated 1½ miles north of Moaness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, 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.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles northeast of Moaness.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 4 miles east of Moaness.
Moaness
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
Discover Moaness from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Moaness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Mo Ness”
- Cebuano: “Moaness”
- Cebuano: “Moness”
- Swedish: “Mo Ness”
- Swedish: “Moaness”
- Swedish: “Moness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hoy and Quoyness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bay of Creekland and Bay of Quoys.
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