Gill Point
Gill Point is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gill Point is situated nearby to the hamlet Broughton, as well as near Braehead.Places of Interest
Highlights include Westray and Lady Kirk.
Westray
Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.Lady Kirk
Church
The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church.
Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Westray Airport is an airport at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. Westray Airport is situated 2½ miles north of Gill Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay.
Gill Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.31667° or 59° 19′ north
Longitude
-2.96667° or 2° 58′ west
Open location code
9CFV828M+M8
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