Beacon, Rose Ness
Beacon, Rose Ness is a lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Beacon, Rose Ness is situated nearby to the archaeological site Long Cairn (Neolithic), as well as near Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney and Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Lighthouse
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated 710 feet southwest of Beacon, Rose Ness.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
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Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1 mile northwest of Beacon, Rose Ness.
Italian Chapel
Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow. Italian Chapel is situated 2½ miles northwest of Beacon, Rose Ness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Burray Ness.
Burray Ness
Locality
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Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Beacon, Rose Ness.
Holm
Locality
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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 3 miles northwest of Beacon, Rose Ness.
Beacon, Rose Ness
- Type: Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.87406° or 58° 52′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.82923° or 2° 49′ 45″ westInception
1867Open location code
9CCVV5FC+J8OpenStreetMap ID
node 8320867220OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Cairn (Neolithic) and North Cairn,chambered cairn,Rose Ness.
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