Dennis Head

Dennis Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Dennis Head is situated nearby to the locality Point of Skivar, as well as near Dennis Ness.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Dennis Head Old Beacon and Dennis Loch.

Dennis Head Old Beacon

Building

Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dennis Head Old Beacon is a ruined lighthouse on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The beacon and keepers' houses are protected as a scheduled monument. It is one of the earliest surviving purpose-built lighthouse towers in Scotland.

Dennis Loch

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1854 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, just over 40 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated in the early 1800s.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancumtoun and Bustatoun.

Ancumtoun

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ancumtoun is a small settlement in the north of the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Ancumtoun is situated 2 miles west of Dennis Head.

Bustatoun

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bustatoun is a village on the island of North Ronaldsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Bustatoun is situated 2½ miles southwest of Dennis Head.

Dennis Head

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.38387° or 59° 23′ 2″ north

Longitude

-2.37107° or 2° 22′ 16″ west

Elevation

7 feet (2 metres)

Open location code

9CFV9JMH+GH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3478499095

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2651369

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Highlights include Loch of Skivar and Scottiegar Loch.

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