Moodie Mausoleum
Moodie Mausoleum is a tomb in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Moodie Mausoleum is situated nearby to the archaeological site Green Hill of Hestiegeo,broch, as well as near Green Hill of Scarton, Settlement.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cantick Head Lighthouse and Hackness Martello Tower and Battery.
Cantick Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow. Cantick Head Lighthouse is situated 4,200 feet east of Moodie Mausoleum.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is situated 1 mile north of Moodie Mausoleum.
Switha
Islet
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Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area. Switha is situated 2 miles northeast of Moodie Mausoleum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point of Hackness and Longhope.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls. Longhope is situated 2 miles west of Moodie Mausoleum.
Brims
Locality
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Brims is a village at the southern point of the island of Hoy, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Walls and Flotta. The RNLI lifeboat Thomas McCunn is on display at the Longhope Lifeboat Museum in Brims, which was the Longhope Lifeboat Station until 1999. Brims is situated 3 miles west of Moodie Mausoleum.
Moodie Mausoleum
- Type: Tomb
- Categories: building, historic site, and burial
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.78806° or 58° 47′ 17″ northLongitude
-3.15356° or 3° 9′ 13″ westOpen location code
9CCRQRQW+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 205053828OpenStreetMap feature
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historic=tomb
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Green Hill of Hestiegeo,broch and Green Hill of Scarton, Settlement.
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