Fallen Gloup
Fallen Gloup is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Fallen Gloup is situated nearby to the locality Lee Craig, as well as near North Taing.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Switha and Hoxa Head Lighthouse.
Switha
Islet
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Fallen Gloup.
Flotta Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Flotta Isle Airport is a small airport located on the Orkney isle of Flotta. The asphalt runway orientation is at 16/34, with an elevation of 70 feet, and is 2,490 feet in length. Flotta Airport is situated 2½ miles west of Fallen Gloup.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Whome and Hoxa Head.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay.
Hoxa Head
Locality
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles east of Fallen Gloup.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road. Hoxa is situated 2½ miles east of Fallen Gloup.
Fallen Gloup
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.81556° or 58° 48′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.07879° or 3° 4′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CCRRW8C+6FOpenStreetMap ID
node 890454067OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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