Big Howe

Big Howe is a locality in , . Big Howe is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights include W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.

Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Howe.

House
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles northwest of Big Howe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Herston and Sandwick.

Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , , , United Kingdom. is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Stained Glass, now that Hikers Hostel is now inactive.

Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a parish on the west coast of , Scotland, 4 miles north of . The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".

Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of . It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after and . is situated 2 miles northeast of Big Howe.

Big Howe

Latitude
58.80152° or 58° 48′ 6″ north
Longitude
-2.98868° or 2° 59′ 19″ west
Open location code
9CCVR226+JG
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1347075886
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
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Localities in the Area

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