Knarston
Knarston is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Knarston is situated nearby to the hamlet Mirbister, as well as near the village Dounby.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sabiston Mill, Dounby and Dounby Click Mill.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill.
Dounby Click Mill
Watermill
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. Dounby Click Mill is situated 2 miles northeast of Knarston.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dounby and Harray.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
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. Harray is situated 2 miles southeast of Knarston.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3 miles northwest of Knarston.
Knarston
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.06823° or 59° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.21739° or 3° 13′ 3″ westElevation
112 feet (34 metres)Open location code
9CFR3Q9M+72GeoNames ID
13277916
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