Garson
Garson is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Garson is situated nearby to the community center Graemsay Hall, as well as near the peak West Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Graemsay and Hoy Sound Low Light.
Graemsay
Island
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
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 3,700 feet northwest of Garson.
Hoy Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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 is situated 3,700 feet east of Garson.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.
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.Cairston
Locality
Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 3 miles north of Garson.
Garson
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.93561° or 58° 56′ 8″ north
Longitude
-3.29292° or 3° 17′ 35″ west
Open location code
9CCRWPP4+6R
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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