Grim Ness

Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of , in the archipelago of . It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level.
Wikipedia
Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
  • Locality
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
  • Description: peninsula in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.
Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Grim Ness.
Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles southwest of Grim Ness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Burray Ness.
Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles northwest of Grim Ness.
Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles north of Grim Ness.
Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of . is situated 3 miles west of Grim Ness.

Grim Ness

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Latitude
58.81871° or 58° 49′ 7″ north
Longitude
-2.8797° or 2° 52′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CCVR49C+F4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 611073398
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
2647883
Wiki­data ID
Q12715146

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grim Ness” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Grim Ness”
  • Dutch: “Grim Ness”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Grim Ness”
  • Swedish: “Grim Ness”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and The wreck of the Irene.

Orkney Islands: Highlights

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