Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is situated nearby to Loch of Lythe, as well as near the forest Helen’s Wood.Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Historic building
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “South Ronaldsay, Tomison’s Academy” and “Tomisons Academy”
- Postal code: KW17 2RN
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
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.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay
Church
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St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is situated 1 mile south of Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 1½ miles south of Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
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 2½ miles north of Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
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 4 miles north of Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
- Categories: school building, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.75476° or 58° 45′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.96434° or 2° 57′ 52″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ23P+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 118197374OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=buildingWikidata ID
Q17828420
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