Crookness
Crookness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Crookness is situated nearby to the locality Gorseness, as well as near Mou Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Seal Skerry.
Seal Skerry
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Skerry is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles northeast of Crookness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rendall and Tingwall.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 2 miles west of Crookness.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 3 miles north of Crookness.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 4 miles east of Crookness.
Crookness
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Crookness” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Crookness”
- Swedish: “Crookness”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bay of Puldrite and Tor Ness.
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