Brough of Deerness
Brough of Deerness is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Brough of Deerness is situated nearby to the locality Steinflett, as well as near The Ness.Places of Interest
Highlights include The Gloup and St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.
The Gloup
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm.
St Ninian’s Church, Skaill
Church
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St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated 2 miles south of Brough of Deerness.
Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Skaill, St Ninian’s Church, War Memorial is situated 2 miles south of Brough of Deerness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 4 miles northwest of Brough of Deerness.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 6 miles west of Brough of Deerness.
Brough of Deerness
- Type: Cape
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.96667° or 58° 58′ northLongitude
-2.7° or 2° 42′ westOpen location code
9CCVX882+M2GeoNames ID
2654516
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