Muce
Muce is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Muce is situated nearby to the nature reserve The Loons and Loch of Banks, as well as near Marwick Head.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Loch of Boardhouse.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing. Loch of Boardhouse is situated 2½ miles northeast of Muce.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Birsay.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 2 miles east of Muce.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 4 miles southeast of Muce.
Muce
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.09313° or 59° 5′ 35″ northLongitude
-3.32814° or 3° 19′ 41″ westOpen location code
9CFR3MVC+7POpenStreetMap ID
way 1054493779OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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