The Brough
The Brough is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Brough is situated nearby to the locality Castle of Hoss, as well as near Castle of Hangie Bay.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Tankerness.
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. Loch of Tankerness is situated 2 miles west of The Brough.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Tankerness.
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. Tankerness is situated 2½ miles southwest of The Brough.
The Brough
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.97527° or 58° 58′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.79253° or 2° 47′ 33″ westOpen location code
9CCVX6G4+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 918034176OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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