Ferry Point
Ferry Point is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Ferry Point is situated nearby to the locality Quanter Ness, as well as near Mou Ness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Damsay and Rennibister Earth House.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
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Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse. Rennibister Earth House is situated 1½ miles southwest of Ferry Point.
Holm of Grimbister
Islet
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Holm of Grimbister is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Located in the Bay of Firth near Finstown it is connected to Mainland Orkney by a causeway. Holm of Grimbister is situated 2 miles southwest of Ferry Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Finstown and St Ola.
Finstown
Village
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Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 3 miles west of Ferry Point.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 3 miles southeast of Ferry Point.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 3 miles west of Ferry Point.
Ferry Point
- Type: Point
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.01667° or 59° 1′ northLongitude
-3.03333° or 3° 2′ westOpen location code
9CFR2X88+MMGeoNames ID
2649513
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