Greenvale

Greenvale is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Greenvale is situated nearby to the peak Sandy Hill, as well as near the archaeological site Tumulus.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.

South Ronaldsay

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.

Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay

Historic building

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Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Greenvale.

Cairns O‘ The Bu

Archaeological site

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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1¼ miles east of Greenvale.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 1½ miles north of Greenvale.

Brough Ness

Locality

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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Greenvale.

Herston

Hamlet

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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. Herston is situated 3½ miles north of Greenvale.

Greenvale

Type: Building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.76361° or 58° 45′ 49″ north

Longitude

-2.97698° or 2° 58′ 37″ west

Open location code

9CCVQ27F+C6

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118195979

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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