Bridgend

Bridgend is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bridgend is situated nearby to the locality Fea, as well as near Hauses.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoy, Braebister and Ward Hill.

Hoy, Braebister

Archaeological site

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Hoy, Braebister is an archaeological site.

Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m. Ward Hill is situated 2 miles south of Bridgend.

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 east of Bridgend.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Stromness

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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.