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Aikerness

Aikerness is a hamlet in , . Aikerness is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Westray Airport and Knap of Howar.

Aerodrome
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an airport at Aikerness, on in the , . Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The on the island of in , , is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. is situated 1½ miles east of Aikerness.

Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
is located 22 NM north of on , , . The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to . is situated 2 miles east of Aikerness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierowall.

Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village of in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern . The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Bay. is situated 2½ miles southwest of Aikerness.

Aikerness

Latitude
59.34912° or 59° 20′ 57″ north
Longitude
-2.95995° or 2° 57′ 36″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
9CFV82XR+J2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1346131749
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
13281309
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