Bow Head
Bow Head is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bow Head is situated nearby to the locality The Noust, as well as near the hamlet Aikerness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Westray and Westray Airport.
Papa Westray
Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.
Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westray Airport is an airport at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Knap of Howar
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland, is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. Knap of Howar is situated 1½ miles southeast of Bow Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 3 miles southwest of Bow Head.
Bow Head
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: cape
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.35891° or 59° 21′ 32″ northLongitude
-2.95405° or 2° 57′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CFV925W+H9OpenStreetMap ID
node 611665526OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
2655059Wikidata ID
Q24654308
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bow Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bow Head”
- Swedish: “Bow Head”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Noust and Aikerness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cist and Saddle Quern and Westray Airport Terminal.
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