Northside
Northside is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Northside is situated nearby to the locality The Barony, as well as near the village Swannay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Brough of Birsay and St Magnus Church.
Brough of Birsay
Islet
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The Brough of Birsay is an uninhabited tidal island off the north-west coast of The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland, in the parish of Birsay. It is located around 13 miles north of Stromness and features the remains of Pictish and Norse settlements as well as a modern lighthouse.
St Magnus Church
Church
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St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay
Archaeological site
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Settlements, church and related remains, Brough of Birsay is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
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Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
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Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2½ miles south of Northside.
Dounby
Village
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Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 5 miles southeast of Northside.
Northside
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.13682° or 59° 8′ 13″ northLongitude
-3.30677° or 3° 18′ 24″ westElevation
56 feet (17 metres)Open location code
9CFR4MPV+P7GeoNames ID
13274312
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