Mossedge

Mossedge is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Mossedge is situated nearby to the peak Vensilly Hill, as well as near the village Saint Margaret’s Hope.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley

Archaeological site

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 3,900 feet east of Mossedge.

St Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Mossedge.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum

Museum

Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mossedge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Sandwick.

St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 1½ miles northwest of Mossedge.

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 2 miles southwest of Mossedge.

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. Herston is situated 2½ miles west of Mossedge.

Mossedge

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

58.80559° or 58° 48′ 20″ north

Longitude

-2.94129° or 2° 56′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CCVR345+6F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 118197198

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Vensilly Hill and Pictish symbol stone (was part of window sill).

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