Lee Craig

Lee Craig is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lee Craig is situated nearby to the locality Rocks of Scarton, as well as near Fallen Gloup.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Switha and Calf of Flotta.

Switha

Islet

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Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area. Switha is situated 2 miles southwest of Lee Craig.

The Calf of Flotta is a small island in Scapa Flow, Orkney. The Calf is next to Flotta, with "Calf" deriving from Old Norse/Norn and meaning a smaller island by a larger one. Calf of Flotta is situated 2 miles north of Lee Craig.

Hoxa Head Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Lee Craig.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Whome and Hoxa Head.

Whome

Village

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Whome, referred to as Burnside by locals, is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta.

Hoxa Head

Locality

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Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Lee Craig.

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 Lee Craig.

Lee Craig

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

58.82821° or 58° 49′ 42″ north

Longitude

-3.07678° or 3° 4′ 36″ west

Open location code

9CCRRWHF+77

OpenStreetMap ID

node 915612754

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Highlights include Dispersed beam search light (ruins) and Old pier (post-medieval).

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