Head of Moclett

Head of Moclett is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Head of Moclett is situated nearby to the locality Spo Ness, as well as near the hamlet Aikerness.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Papa Westray and St Tredwell’s Chapel.

Papa Westray

Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.

Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.

St Tredwell’s Chapel

Archaeological site

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Tredwell’s Chapel is an archaeological site.

Papa Westray Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Me677, Public domain.

Papa Westray Airport is located on Papa Westray, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 24 NM north of Kirkwall. The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to Westray Airport.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierowall.

Pierowall

Village

Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 4 miles west of Head of Moclett.

Head of Moclett

Type: Cape
Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.33333° or 59° 20′ north

Longitude

-2.88333° or 2° 53′ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

9CFV84M8+8M

GeoNames ID

2642396

Wikidata ID

Q24639580

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Head of Moclett” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Head of Moclett”
Swedish: “Head of Moclett”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Spo Ness and Aikerness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mill Point and Bay of Burland.

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