Lamb Head

Lamb Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lamb Head is situated nearby to the locality Vat of Kirbister, as well as near the hamlet Holland.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lea Shun.

Lea Shun

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lea Shun is situated 2 miles west of Lamb Head.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stronsay and Whitehall.

Stronsay

Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Stronsay is one of the Orkney Islands, with a population in 2011 of 349. It's low-lying, indented by three large bays, with its main settlement at Whitehall.

Whitehall is the village on the island of Stronsay, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It is a small village with about 50 houses. It also has a shop, a café and heritage centre, known as the Fish Mart; the Stronsay Hotel, with attached pub; a post office, a fisherman's pier and a ferry pier. Whitehall is situated 5 miles northwest of Lamb Head.

Lamb Head

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.0768° or 59° 4′ 37″ north

Longitude

-2.53546° or 2° 32′ 8″ west

Elevation

20 feet (6 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB LBH

Open location code

9CFV3FG7+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 611629024

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2645002

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lamb Head Broch and Benni Cuml, mound, Housebay, Stronsay.

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