Tingwall
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tingwall, Orkney”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Rendall.
Evie
Village
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Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 2 miles northwest of Tingwall.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 2 miles southwest of Tingwall.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 6 miles southeast of Tingwall.
Tingwall
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.08834° or 59° 5′ 18″ northLongitude
-3.04569° or 3° 2′ 45″ westElevation
39 feet (12 metres)Open location code
9CFR3XQ3+8POpenStreetMap ID
node 10942085967OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
13273762Wikidata ID
Q115141125
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