Deerness
Deerness is a village in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Deerness is situated nearby to the locality Skaill, as well as near Hall of Sands.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include The Gloup and Braebuster.
The Gloup
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Gloup is a collapsed sea cave in the Mull Head Nature Reserve in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. The name derives from the Old Norse "gluppa", meaning a chasm.
Braebuster
House
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Braebuster is a house, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Deerness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
Rerwick Head
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles northwest of Deerness.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 4 miles west of Deerness.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 4½ miles west of Deerness.
Deerness
- Type: Village
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.95168° or 58° 57′ 6″ northLongitude
-2.74003° or 2° 44′ 24″ westElevation
115 feet (35 metres)Open location code
9CCVX725+MXOpenStreetMap ID
node 5586385227OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
12266711
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In Other Languages
“Deerness” goes by many names.
- German: “Deerness”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Watermoss and Deerness Distillery.
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