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South Pier

South Pier is a pier in , . South Pier is situated nearby to , as well as near the art gallery .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pier Arts Centre and Stromness Town Hall.

Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The is an art gallery and museum in , Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.

Town hall
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 550 feet west of South Pier.

Memorial
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.
is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of .

South Pier

Latitude
58.96251° or 58° 57′ 45″ north
Longitude
-3.29691° or 3° 17′ 49″ west
Open location code
9CCRXP73+26
Open­Street­Map ID
way 584719280
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­pier
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Highlights include Robert Gordon University Orkney Project and Stromness Post Office.

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