Croo Taing
Croo Taing is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Croo Taing is situated nearby to the locality Fishy Geo, as well as near The Nevi.Places of Interest
Highlights include Graemsay and Hoy Lighthouse.
Graemsay
Island
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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Hoy Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.
Hoy Sound Low Light
Lighthouse
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Hoy Sound Low Light is situated 2 miles northwest of Croo Taing.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houton and Bu‘ Point.
Houton
Village
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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964. Houton is situated 2½ miles east of Croo Taing.
Bu‘ Point
Locality
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Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3 miles north of Croo Taing.
Stromness
Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.
Croo Taing
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.92051° or 58° 55′ 14″ northLongitude
-3.27424° or 3° 16′ 27″ westOpen location code
9CCRWPCG+68OpenStreetMap ID
node 9656629674OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Highlights include Graemsay Old Parish Church (building at risk) and Graemsay Hall.
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