Deerness
Deerness is a quoad sacra parish and peninsula in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is about 13.5 kilometres south east of Kirkwall. Deerness forms a part of the civil parish of St Andrews and Deerness.
- Peninsula
- …lies at an elevation of around 240 feet (70 metres)
- Description: peninsula and ecclesiastical parish on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Gloup and St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of Deerness.
Tankerness
Village
Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Tankerness is situated 3½ miles west of Deerness.
Deerness
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Latitude
58.95° or 58° 57′ north
Longitude
-2.75° or 2° 45′ west
UN/LOCODE
GB EER
Open location code
9CCVW7X2+X2
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Deerness” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Deerness”
- Bulgarian: “Дернес”
- Cebuano: “Deerness”
- German: “Deerness”
- Hebrew: “דירנס”
- Old Norse: “Dyrnes”
- Scots: “Derness”
- Swedish: “Deerness”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Steinflett and The Ness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Ward and Sandside Bay.
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