Foveran

Foveran is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Foveran is situated nearby to the locality Roebury, as well as near Hesti Geo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Magnus Cathedral and Scapa distillery.

St Magnus Cathedral

Church

Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland. St Magnus Cathedral is situated 2½ miles northeast of Foveran.

Scapa distillery

Distillery

Photo: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Scapa distillery is a Scotch whisky distillery on The Mainland of Orkney, Scotland on the shore of Scapa Flow near the town of Kirkwall. Scapa is the third-northernmost whisky distillery in Scotland, 1⁄2 mile south of the Highland Park Distillery.

Earl’s Palace

Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour. Earl’s Palace is situated 2½ miles northeast of Foveran.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Ola and HMS Royal Oak.

St Ola

Locality

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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2 miles northeast of Foveran.

HMS Royal Oak

Locality

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HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 2 miles southeast of Foveran.

Kirkwall

Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.

Foveran

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.95554° or 58° 57′ 20″ north

Longitude

-3.00794° or 3° 0′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CCRXX4R+6R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 7948207596

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

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