Hesta Head
Hesta Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hesta Head is situated nearby to the locality Hesta Rock, as well as near Mouster Head.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Ward Hill.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Grim Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2 miles northwest of Hesta Head.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 3½ miles northeast of Hesta Head.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles south of Hesta Head.
Hesta Head
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: cape
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.77651° or 58° 46′ 35″ northLongitude
-2.92584° or 2° 55′ 33″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ3GF+JMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8463225522OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2647033Wikidata ID
Q24641522
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hesta Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hesta Head”
- Swedish: “Hesta Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hesta Rock and Mouster Head.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of St Ninian’s Chapel and burial ground and Stews Standing stone (Prehistoric).
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