Bu‘ Point
Bu‘ Point is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bu‘ Point is situated nearby to the locality Congesquoy, as well as near Coplands Dock.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bu Point”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Inner Holm and Outer Holm.
Inner Holm
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.
Pier Arts Centre
Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Cairston.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Cairston
Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
Bu‘ Point
- Category: cape
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.96267° or 58° 57′ 46″ northLongitude
-3.26394° or 3° 15′ 50″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCRXP7P+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 8823630018OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bu‘ Point” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bu‘ Point”
- Cebuano: “Bu’ Point”
- Swedish: “Bu‘ Point”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Congesquoy and Coplands Dock.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burial ground (Medieval) and Bu Broch.
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
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