Cleat
Cleat is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Cleat is situated nearby to the locality West Quoys, as well as near Isbister.- Type: Locality
- Description: hamlet on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Cleat, Orkney Islands”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Tomb of the Eagles and Liddle Burnt Mound.
Tomb of the Eagles
Grassland
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Tomb of the Eagles, or Isbister Chambered Cairn, is a Neolithic chambered tomb located on a cliff edge at Isbister on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, Scotland.
Liddle Burnt Mound
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 Brough Ness and Sandwick.
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 3 miles northwest of Cleat.
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 5 miles northwest of Cleat.
Cleat
- Category: hamlet
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.74524° or 58° 44′ 43″ northLongitude
-2.93855° or 2° 56′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCVP3W6+3HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1347075845OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityWikidata ID
Q64520831
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