Germiston Road End
Germiston Road End is a bus stop in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Germiston Road End is situated nearby to the protected area Maeshowe, as well as near the watermill Tormiston Mill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maeshowe and Barnhouse Settlement.
Maeshowe
Protected area
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maeshowe is a Neolithic chambered cairn and passage grave situated on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It was probably built around 2800 BC. In the archaeology of Scotland, it gives its name to the Maeshowe type of chambered cairn, which is limited to Orkney. Maeshowe is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Germiston Road End.
Barnhouse Settlement
Grassland
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Neolithic Barnhouse Settlement is sited by the shore of Loch of Harray, Orkney Mainland, Scotland, not far from the Standing Stones of Stenness, about 5 miles north-east of Stromness. Barnhouse Settlement is situated 1¼ miles west of Germiston Road End.
Tormiston Mill
Watermill
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tormiston Mill is a Category B listed watermill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland, owned by Historic Scotland since 1989. The mill sits adjacent to Maeshowe Chambered Cairn. Tormiston Mill is situated 3,200 feet southwest of Germiston Road End.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stenness and Firth.
Stenness
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Stenness is a small, scattered village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, on the A965 main road between Kirkwall and Stromness. It has several UNESCO World Heritage Listed neolithic sights: the Stones, Maeshowe and Ring of Brodgar, with Skara Brae a few miles further north.
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 2 miles east of Germiston Road End.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 2 miles east of Germiston Road End.
Germiston Road End
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.00108° or 59° 0′ 4″ northLongitude
-3.17457° or 3° 10′ 29″ westOpen location code
9CFR2R2G+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 12921774369OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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