North Pier

North Pier is a pier in , . North Pier is situated nearby to the station , as well as near .

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. is situated 540 feet west of North Pier.

Town hall
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 900 feet west of North Pier.

Memorial
Photo: Braveheart, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a memorial, which is situated 460 feet west of North Pier.

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 . Within the village is located the Castle of which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga.

North Pier

Latitude
58.96313° or 58° 57′ 47″ north
Longitude
-3.29534° or 3° 17′ 43″ west
Open location code
9CCRXP73+6V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 584719282
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­pier
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