Westshore
Westshore is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westshore is situated nearby to the locality Hesta, as well as near Bruntland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Echna Loch and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Westshore.
East Broch of Burray
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site, which is situated 2½ miles northeast of Westshore.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
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 Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles southwest of Westshore.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles east of Westshore.
Westshore
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.84393° or 58° 50′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.92263° or 2° 55′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CCVR3VG+HWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8243016344OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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