Netherbrough
Netherbrough is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Netherbrough is situated nearby to the village Harray, as well as near the locality Appietown.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ring of Brodgar and Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray.
Ring of Brodgar
Heath
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The Ring of Brodgar is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of Stromness on Mainland, the largest island in Orkney, Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. Ring of Brodgar is situated 2½ miles southwest of Netherbrough.
Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray
Archaeological site
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Burrian,broch W shore of Loch of Harray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Netherbrough.
Knowes of Trotty
Archaeological site
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The Knowes of Trotty is a Bronze Age cemetery located in Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The ancient site consists of a group of twelve surviving burial mounds, dating to 2030–1770 BC. Knowes of Trotty is situated 2 miles east of Netherbrough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Dounby.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s.
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 2½ miles northwest of Netherbrough.
Firth
Locality
Firth is a civil parish mainly on Mainland, Orkney. The islands of Damsay and Holm of Grimbister, which lie in the Bay of Firth, are also in the parish. Firth is situated 3 miles southeast of Netherbrough.
Netherbrough
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.0336° or 59° 2′ 1″ northLongitude
-3.19914° or 3° 11′ 57″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9CFR2RM2+C8GeoNames ID
13277850
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