Hoston Head
Hoston Head is a locality in Scotland, United Kingdom. Hoston Head is situated nearby to the locality Natural Arch Stackabank, as well as near Green Clivie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
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.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
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".
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles south of Hoston Head.
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 3 miles north of Hoston Head.
Hoston Head
- Type: Locality
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.77102° or 58° 46′ 16″ northLongitude
-2.98089° or 2° 58′ 51″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ2C9+CJOpenStreetMap ID
node 1343685372OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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