Glebe

Glebe is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Tankerness Hall Road. Glebe is situated nearby to the archaeological site Howie of the Manse, Broch, as well as near Loch of Tankerness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Loch of Tankerness and Kirkwall Airport.

Loch of Tankerness

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Loch of Tankerness is a large, lowland, freshwater loch on the Orkney mainland in Scotland. The loch is roughly triangular in shape and is shallow with a flat bottom that gradually deepens from west to east. It lies approximately 4 mi southeast of Kirkwall. Loch of Tankerness is situated 1,900 feet north of Glebe.

Kirkwall Airport

Aerodrome

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Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 3 miles southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair. Kirkwall Airport is situated 2 miles west of Glebe.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tankerness and St Andrews.

Tankerness

Village

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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport.

St Andrews

Locality

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St Andrews is a parish on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. It is located east of the town of Kirkwall and the parish of St Ola and lies north of Holm and west of Deerness.