Bar Taing
Bar Taing is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bar Taing is situated nearby to the locality The Cairn Head, as well as near Sunless Geo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Bor Taing”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Nevi Skerry.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. Nevi Skerry is situated 2 miles west of Bar Taing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 2 miles southwest of Bar Taing.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles southeast of Bar Taing.
Hoxa Head
Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 3 miles southwest of Bar Taing.
Bar Taing
- Category: cape
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.85323° or 58° 51′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.99071° or 2° 59′ 27″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CCVV235+7POpenStreetMap ID
node 8245352346OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bar Taing” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bar Taing”
- Cebuano: “Bor Taing”
- Swedish: “Bar Taing”
- Swedish: “Bor Taing”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Cairn Head and Sunless Geo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Cairn Head, Broch and Hunda Reef.
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