Barth Head

Barth Head is a cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Barth Head is situated nearby to the locality Brough Ness, as well as near Liddel.

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay and St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay.

Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay

Historic building

Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building.

St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay

Church

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Burwick

Dwelling

Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burwick is a small harbour on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and was the terminus of a passenger ferry which operated in the summer to John o' Groats in Caithness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.

Brough Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Brough Ness is a locality.

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 2½ miles north of Barth Head.

Herston

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 4 miles north of Barth Head.

Barth Head

Type: Cape
Description: cape on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK, extending into the Pentland Firth
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.75° or 58° 45′ north

Longitude

-2.98333° or 2° 59′ west

Elevation

128 feet (39 metres)

Open location code

9CCVQ228+2M

GeoNames ID

2656226

Wikidata ID

Q24656431

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Barth Head” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Barth Head”
Swedish: “Barth Head”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Liddel and Hesta Head.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Wing and Barth Wick.

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