Hole of Roe
Hole of Roe is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hole of Roe is situated nearby to the locality Deer Sound, as well as near Bacon Tub.Places of Interest
Highlights include Loch of Tankerness.
Loch of Tankerness
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 southwest of Hole of Roe.
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 3 miles southwest of Hole of Roe.
Hole of Roe
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.98201° or 58° 58′ 55″ northLongitude
-2.79549° or 2° 47′ 44″ westOpen location code
9CCVX6J3+RROpenStreetMap ID
node 918034210OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Deer Sound and Bacon Tub.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fea Hill and Old quarry.
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