Bigore Head
Bigore Head is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bigore Head is situated nearby to the locality Hesta Head, as well as near Kirkhouse Point.Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Ward Hill.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Grim Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2 miles west of Bigore Head.
Grim Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 3 miles northeast of Bigore Head.
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 3½ miles northwest of Bigore Head.
Bigore Head
- Type: Cape
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bigore Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bigore Head”
- Swedish: “Bigore Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hesta Head and Kirkhouse Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Stews Taing and Newark Bay.
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