Greenigoe
Greenigoe is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Greenigoe is situated nearby to the locality Lint Brae, as well as near Lochs of Griffyelt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scapa distillery and Hobbister House.
Scapa distillery
Distillery
Photo: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery. Scapa distillery is situated 2 miles northeast of Greenigoe.
Kirbister Mill
Watermill
Photo: Andrew Riley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirbister Mill is a watermill, which is situated 2½ miles west of Greenigoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Ola.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2 miles southeast of Greenigoe.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2½ miles northeast of Greenigoe.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Greenigoe
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.94966° or 58° 56′ 59″ northLongitude
-3.0333° or 3° 1′ 60″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9CCRWXX8+VMOpenStreetMap ID
node 8568946785OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
12266339
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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