Braebuster Ness

Braebuster Ness is a point in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Braebuster Ness is situated nearby to the locality The Ness, as well as near Rerwick Head.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Covenanters Monument, Deerness and Loch of Tankerness.

Covenanters Monument, Deerness

Memorial

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Covenanters Monument, Deerness is a memorial.

Loch of Tankerness

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Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of Kirkwall. Loch of Tankerness is situated 2 miles west of Braebuster Ness.

Braebuster

House

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Braebuster is a house, which is situated 2½ miles south of Braebuster Ness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.

Rerwick Head

Locality

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Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 2 miles north of Braebuster Ness.

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 2½ miles west of Braebuster Ness.

Braebuster Ness

Type: Point
Description: point on Deerness, Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.96667° or 58° 58′ north

Longitude

-2.78333° or 2° 47′ west

Open location code

9CCVX688+MM

GeoNames ID

2654969

Wikidata ID

Q24654316

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Braebuster Ness” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Braebuster Ness”
Swedish: “Braebuster Ness”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as The Ness and Yinstay.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Deer Sound and Hangie Bay.

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