Craig of Gaitnip

Craig of Gaitnip is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Craig of Gaitnip is situated nearby to the locality Haddiewell, as well as near Long Geo.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scapa distillery and Howa.

Scapa distillery

Distillery

Photo: Lakeworther, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ miles north of Craig of Gaitnip.

Howa

House

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Howa is a house, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Craig of Gaitnip.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include HMS Royal Oak and St Mary’s.

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 Mary’s

Village

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St. St Mary’s is situated 3 miles southeast of Craig of Gaitnip.

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 3½ miles north of Craig of Gaitnip.

Craig of Gaitnip

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.93194° or 58° 55′ 55″ north

Longitude

-2.96663° or 2° 57′ 60″ west

Open location code

9CCVW2JM+Q8

OpenStreetMap ID

node 882647645

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gaitnip Hill and Site of Sir Hugh’s Seat.

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