Pow
Pow is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Nethermill Road. Pow is situated nearby to Faraclett Head (3.5km circular walk) - - OIC Orkney Walks, as well as near Loch of Scockness.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rousay and Holm of Scockness.
Rousay
Photo: Jonesl84, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rousay is one of the Orkney Islands, separated by a mile-wide strait from Orkney Mainland. Its name is Norse, Hrólfsey meaning Rolf's Island, and it's small and hilly, only 5 by 3 miles, with a population of 219 in 2011.
Holm of Scockness
Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Holm of Scockness is a small island in the Orkney Islands, between Rousay and Egilsay. It is currently used for grazing. Its name is Norse in origin and means "little island of the crooked headland".
Kili Holm
Islet
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kili Holm is a tidal island in the Orkney Islands, linked to Egilsay. Unusually, like its neighbour Egilsay, it may have a partly Gaelic etymology, in this case from cille meaning a monk's cell. Kili Holm is situated 2 miles east of Pow.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Evie.
Evie
Village
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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. Evie is situated 6 miles southwest of Pow.
Pow
- Type: Building
- Address: Nethermill Road, Rousay, Orkney
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.17366° or 59° 10′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.97604° or 2° 58′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CFV52FF+FHOpenStreetMap ID
way 204657248OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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