Tor Ness Lighthouse
Tor Ness Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tor Ness Lighthouse is situated near the peak Melsetter Hill, as well as near the locality Brims.- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Tor Ness”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Melsetter House, Hoy and Longhope Lifeboat Museum.
Melsetter House, Hoy
Historic building
Melsetter House, Hoy is a historic building, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Tor Ness Lighthouse.
Longhope Lifeboat Museum
Museum
Longhope Lifeboat Museum is a museum at Brims on the island of Hoy in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Longhope Lifeboat Museum is situated 2½ miles east of Tor Ness Lighthouse.
Hoglinns Water
Hoglinns Water is a small freshwater loch in the south of the island of Hoy, Orkney. Hoglinns Water is situated 1½ miles north of Tor Ness Lighthouse.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brims and Longhope.
Brims
Locality
Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. Brims is situated 2½ miles east of Tor Ness Lighthouse.
Longhope
Village
Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Longhope is situated 3½ miles northeast of Tor Ness Lighthouse.
Lyness
Village
Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. Lyness is situated 5 miles northeast of Tor Ness Lighthouse.
Tor Ness Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.77829° or 58° 46′ 42″ north
Longitude
-3.29636° or 3° 17′ 47″ west
Open location code
9CCRQPH3+8F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Tor Ness Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Tor Ness”
- French: “Phare de Tor Ness”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Melsetter Hill and Steading, Melsetter Farm, Hoy.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: Memorial Cross and Loch of Torness.
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Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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