The Noust
The Noust is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Noust is situated nearby to the locality Bow Head, as well as near the hamlet Aikerness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Westray and Westray Airport.
Papa Westray
Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.
Westray Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westray Airport is an airport at Aikerness, on Westray in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Knap of Howar
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Knap of Howar on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 3 miles southwest of The Noust.
The Noust
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.35339° or 59° 21′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.95206° or 2° 57′ 7″ westOpen location code
9CFV923X+95OpenStreetMap ID
node 8583391474OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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