Black Craig

Black Craig is a peak in , and has an elevation of 335 feet. Black Craig is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Breckness House and Stromness Town Hall.

Ruins
Photo: Doug Lee, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, sometimes known as Breckness Castle, is the site of the 17th-century mansion, chapel and burial ground, built by George Graham, the Bishop of Orkney.

Town hall
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an art gallery and museum in , 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.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , 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.

Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

Locality
Photo: Renata, Public domain.
is a historic township in , on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, , south of . It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas.

Black Craig

Latitude
58.97916° or 58° 58′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.35828° or 3° 21′ 30″ west
Elevation
335 feet (102 metres)
Open location code
9CCRXJHR+MM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2742874050
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
2655509
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