Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is a lighthouse in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney is situated nearby to the archaeological site Long Cairn (Neolithic), as well as near the lighthouse Beacon, Rose Ness.Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Rose Ness Beacon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement and Italian Chapel.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement
Castle
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement is situated 1 mile northwest of Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.
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 Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm
Church
Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Nicholas‘ Church, Holm is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Burray Ness.
Burray Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burray Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney.
Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.87274° or 58° 52′ 22″ northLongitude
-2.83198° or 2° 49′ 55″ westInception
1905Open location code
9CCVV5F9+36OpenStreetMap ID
node 8320874799OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseWikidata ID
Q108408489
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Long Cairn (Neolithic) and Beacon, Rose Ness.
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