Spence
Spence is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Spence is situated nearby to the locality Overgate, as well as near Warth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Flotta Airport and Switha.
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.
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.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point of Hackness and Whome.
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.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 3 miles west of Spence.
Spence
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.81427° or 58° 48′ 51″ northLongitude
-3.12868° or 3° 7′ 43″ westOpen location code
9CCRRV7C+PGOpenStreetMap ID
node 890454069OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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