Uppertown
Uppertown is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Uppertown is situated nearby to the village Hoxa, as well as near the locality Crootaing.Places of Interest
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 2 miles east of Uppertown.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. Nevi Skerry is situated 1½ miles northwest of Uppertown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Hoxa Head.
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.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
Uppertown
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82751° or 58° 49′ 39″ northLongitude
-3.01556° or 3° 0′ 56″ westOpen location code
9CCRRXHM+2QOpenStreetMap ID
node 950737949OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Highlights include Hoxa Tapestry Gallery and St Colm’s Chapel.
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