Grice Ness
Grice Ness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Grice Ness is situated nearby to the village Whitehall, as well as near the locality Woods Yard (old fish curing yard).Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Stronsay and Stronsay Airport.
Papa Stronsay
Island
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Papa Stronsay is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying north east of Stronsay. It is 74 hectares in size, and 13 metres above sea level at its highest point.
Stronsay Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stronsay Airport is located 15 nautical miles northeast by north of Kirkwall Airport on Stronsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stronsay Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whitehall and Stronsay.
Whitehall
Village
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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.
Grice Ness
- 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
59.13989° or 59° 8′ 24″ northLongitude
-2.58708° or 2° 35′ 14″ westOpen location code
9CFV4CQ7+X5OpenStreetMap ID
node 10740019068OpenStreetMap feature
natural=capeGeoNames ID
2647894Wikidata ID
Q24641300
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Grice Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Grice Ness”
- Swedish: “Grice Ness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Grice Ness and Woods Yard (old fish curing yard).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lower Whitehall Pier and Slipway and Our Lady’s Chapel (Lady Church).
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