Crow Ness
Crow Ness is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Crow Ness is situated nearby to the locality Hatston Food Park, as well as near Site of Hatson Airfield (WW2) - point where 3 runways crossed.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Grain Earth House and St Magnus Cathedral.
Grain Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Grain Earth House is an archaeological site.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
The Orkney Museum
Museum
Photo: Andrew Abbott, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Orkney Museum, formerly Tankerness House Museum, is a history museum in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Run by Orkney Islands Council, the museum covers the history of the Orkney Islands from the Stone Age through the Picts and Vikings to the present day.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kirkwall and St Ola.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
St Ola
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of Crow Ness.
Crow Ness
- Type: Locality
- Description: point north of Kirkwall in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: point
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.99522° or 58° 59′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.96789° or 2° 58′ 4″ westOpen location code
9CCVX2WJ+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 881803458OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2651838Wikidata ID
Q24657244
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crow Ness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crow Ness”
- Swedish: “Crow Ness”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hatston Food Park and Site of Hatson Airfield (WW2) - point where 3 runways crossed.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hatston Slipway and Orkney Sailing Club.
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