Sands of Beeman
Sands of Beeman is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sands of Beeman is situated nearby to the locality Taing of Beeman, as well as near Skerries of Lakeqooy.Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Tankerness and Mine Howe.
Loch of Tankerness
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Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of Kirkwall.
Mine Howe
Archaeological site
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Mine Howe is an Iron Age subterranean man-made chamber dug 6 meters deep inside a large mound. It is located in the Tankerness area of Orkney, Scotland, about 5 miles southeast of Kirkwall, the capital of Orkney. Mine Howe is situated 2 miles southwest of Sands of Beeman.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tankerness and Rerwick Head.
Tankerness
Village
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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport.
Rerwick Head
Locality
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Rerwick Head is a locality, which is situated 2 miles north of Sands of Beeman.
St Andrews
Locality
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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness. St Andrews is situated 2 miles southwest of Sands of Beeman.
Sands of Beeman
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9663° or 58° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.82074° or 2° 49′ 15″ westOpen location code
9CCVX58H+GPOpenStreetMap ID
node 918034144OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hall Of Tankerness and Curing House, Fishing Station, Hall of Tankerness, Tankerness.
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