Looma Shun
Looma Shun is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Looma Shun is situated nearby to the village Evie, as well as near the peak Hammers Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Gurness and Sands of Evie.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
Photo: Ellievking1, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. It once housed a substantial community. Broch of Gurness is situated 2½ miles northeast of Looma Shun.
Sands of Evie
Beach
Photo: Mxtt.prior, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Sands of Evie is a sandy beach landform near the village of Evie on Mainland Orkney, Scotland, protected by the Point of Hellia headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of Eynhallow Sound. Sands of Evie is situated 2 miles northeast of Looma Shun.
Dounby Click Mill
Watermill
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. Dounby Click Mill is situated 2½ miles west of Looma Shun.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 2½ miles east of Looma Shun.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 3 miles southeast of Looma Shun.
Looma Shun
- Type: Body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.09523° or 59° 5′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.11651° or 3° 6′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CFR3VWM+39OpenStreetMap ID
way 118947470OpenStreetMap feature
natural=water
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