Barr Rock

Barr Rock is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Barr Rock is situated near the locality The Ness, as well as near Taing of Sandside.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Inner Holm and Outer Holm.

Inner Holm

Islet

Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness…

Outer Holm

Islet

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Outer Holm is an islet.

Stromness Museum

Museum

Photo: Unukorno, CC BY 4.0.

Stromness Museum is a small independent museum in the…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Stromness

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200.

Bu‘ Point

Locality

Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bu‘ Point is a locality.

Cairston

Locality

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. Cairston is situated 2 miles north of Barr Rock.

Barr Rock

Type: Rock
Also known as: “Ebbing Eddy”
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.95° or 58° 57′ north

Longitude

-3.28333° or 3° 17′ west

Open location code

9CCRWPX8+XM

GeoNames ID

2656237

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: The Ness and Taing of Sandside.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Skerry of Cletts and Bay of Navershaw.

Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations

Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.

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