Lower Biggings
Lower Biggings is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Aikers Road. Lower Biggings is situated nearby to the peak Ward Hill, as well as near the village Saint Margaret’s Hope.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 4,100 feet east of Lower Biggings.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Lower Biggings.
Ward Hill
Peak
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ward Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles south of Lower Biggings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Sandwick.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 north of Lower Biggings.
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 southwest of Lower Biggings.
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 Lower Biggings.
Lower Biggings
- Type: House
- Address: Aikers Road, KW17 2TJ
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80411° or 58° 48′ 15″ northLongitude
-2.94192° or 2° 56′ 31″ westOpen location code
9CCVR335+J6OpenStreetMap ID
way 139441884OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Highlights include Old Manse (ruins) and Pictish symbol stone (was part of window sill).
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