Mark Stone of Gaitnip
Mark Stone of Gaitnip is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Mark Stone of Gaitnip is situated nearby to the locality Hemp Stack, as well as near Haddiewell.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scapa distillery and Highland Park distillery.
Scapa distillery
Distillery
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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. Scapa distillery is situated 2 miles north of Mark Stone of Gaitnip.
Highland Park distillery
Distillery
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Highland Park distillery is an Island single malt Scotch whisky distillery located in Kirkwall on the Orkney Islands,Scotland. It is the northernmost single malt Scotch whisky distillery. Highland Park distillery is situated 2 miles north of Mark Stone of Gaitnip.
Howa
House
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Howa is a house, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Mark Stone of Gaitnip.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Ola.
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.
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 3 miles north of Mark Stone of Gaitnip.
Kirkwall
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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.
Mark Stone of Gaitnip
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.93801° or 58° 56′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.96457° or 2° 57′ 53″ westOpen location code
9CCVW2QP+65OpenStreetMap ID
node 882647632OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Hemp Stack and Haddiewell.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gaitnip Hill and Site of Sir Hugh’s Seat.
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