Hang Geo
Hang Geo is a cliff in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hang Geo is situated nearby to the cliff Barth Head, as well as near the locality Brough Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile east of Hang Geo.
St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay
Church
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Hang Geo.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Hang Geo.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2 miles north of Hang Geo.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 3½ miles north of Hang Geo.
Hang Geo
- Type: Cliff
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.75759° or 58° 45′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.99097° or 2° 59′ 28″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ255+2JOpenStreetMap ID
node 10696800545OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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Highlights include Barth Head and Tomisons Academy.
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