The Bring
The Bring is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Bring is situated nearby to the locality Burandie, as well as near Langi Fea.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Graemsay and Dwarfie Stane.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Graemsay is situated 2½ miles north of The Bring.
Dwarfie Stane
The Dwarfie Stane is a megalithic chambered tomb carved out of a titanic block of Devonian Old Red Sandstone located in a steep-sided glaciated valley between the settlements of Quoys and Rackwick on Hoy, an island in Orkney, Scotland. Dwarfie Stane is situated 2 miles southwest of The Bring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Bu‘ Point.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 2½ miles northeast of The Bring.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
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Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 4½ miles north of The Bring.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
The Bring
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.8972° or 58° 53′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.26564° or 3° 15′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CCRVPWM+VPOpenStreetMap ID
node 1346094539OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
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