Croo Taing
Croo Taing is a reef in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Croo Taing is situated nearby to the village Hoxa, as well as near the hamlet Quindry.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and Calf of Flotta.
Calf of Flotta
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one. Calf of Flotta is situated 2½ miles northwest of Croo Taing.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Hoxa Head.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 1½ miles south of Croo Taing.
Croo Taing
- Type: Reef
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.83333° or 58° 50′ northLongitude
-3.01667° or 3° 1′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCRRXMM+88GeoNames ID
2651899
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