Herston Head
Herston Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Herston Head is situated nearby to the locality Herston Hill, as well as near Site of a radar and anti-aircraft battery (WW2).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay
House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay is situated 2 miles southeast of Herston Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Hoxa Head.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 1½ miles north of Herston Head.
Herston 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
58.80727° or 58° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-3.02119° or 3° 1′ 16″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9CCRRX4H+WGOpenStreetMap ID
node 1347076113OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Herston Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Herston Head”
- Swedish: “Herston Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Herston Hill and Site of a radar and anti-aircraft battery (WW2).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ruins of Radar and anti-aircraft battery and Hall of Herston.
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