Kirk Taing

Kirk Taing is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Kirk Taing is situated nearby to the building Dennis Head Old Beacon, as well as near Dennis Loch.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dennis Head Old Beacon and Dennis Loch.

Dennis Head Old Beacon

Building

Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dennis Head Old Beacon is a ruined lighthouse on the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The beacon and keepers' houses are protected as a scheduled monument. It is one of the earliest surviving purpose-built lighthouse towers in Scotland.

Dennis Loch

Photo: Anne Burgess, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dennis Loch is situated 840 feet west of Kirk Taing.

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Photo: John Tustin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

North Ronaldsay Lighthouse was built in 1854 on the island of North Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, just over 40 years after Dennis Head Old Beacon was deactivated in the early 1800s. North Ronaldsay Lighthouse is situated 2,700 feet northwest of Kirk Taing.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ancumtoun and Bustatoun.

Ancumtoun

Hamlet

Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ancumtoun is a small settlement in the north of the island of North Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Ancumtoun is situated 2 miles west of Kirk Taing.

Bustatoun

Hamlet

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bustatoun is a village on the island of North Ronaldsay, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Cross and Burness. Bustatoun is situated 2½ miles southwest of Kirk Taing.

Kirk Taing

Type: Rock
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.38471° or 59° 23′ 5″ north

Longitude

-2.37048° or 2° 22′ 14″ west

Open location code

9CFV9JMH+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 413990405

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bare_rock

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