Gallow Tuag (South Walls)
Gallow Tuag (South Walls) is an island in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gallow Tuag (South Walls) is situated nearby to the village Longhope, as well as near the locality Brims.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Longhope Lifeboat Museum and Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum
Museum
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Longhope Lifeboat Museum is a museum at Brims on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The museum's main exhibit is the former lifeboat Thomas McCunn, the lifeboat that served the islands of Hoy and South Walls between 1933 and 1962.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gallow Tuag (South Walls).
Melsetter House, Hoy
Historic building
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Melsetter House, Hoy is a historic building, which is situated 2 miles west of Gallow Tuag (South Walls).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Longhope and Brims.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls.
Brims
Locality
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Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999.
Point of Hackness
Locality
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Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Gallow Tuag (South Walls).
Gallow Tuag (South Walls)
- Type: Island
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.78791° or 58° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.20464° or 3° 12′ 17″ westElevation
187 feet (57 metres)Open location code
9CCRQQQW+54GeoNames ID
12540975
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