Crowsnest
Crowsnest is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Crowsnest is situated nearby to the church Westray Parish Kirk, as well as near East Swanson (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westray and Westside Church.
Westray
Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.
Westside Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Westside Church, is a ruined 12th century church located on the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. Archaeological excavations at the site suggest that the church is related to a nearby late Norse settlement. Westside Church is situated 1½ miles south of Crowsnest.
Lady Kirk
Church
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The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church. Lady Kirk is situated 2 miles northwest of Crowsnest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 2 miles northwest of Crowsnest.
Crowsnest
- Type: Building
- Address: Westray
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.29665° or 59° 17′ 48″ northLongitude
-2.95568° or 2° 57′ 21″ westOpen location code
9CFV72WV+MPOpenStreetMap ID
way 199478597OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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