Braeland

Braeland is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Stews Road. Braeland is situated nearby to the archaeological site Stews Standing stone (Prehistoric), as well as near Site of St Ninian’s Chapel and burial ground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Ward Hill.

South Ronaldsay

Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.

Ward Hill

Peak

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ward Hill is a peak.

St Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter’s Church is situated 1 mile northeast of Braeland.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sandwick and Saint Margaret’s Hope.

Sandwick

Locality

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 1½ miles west of Braeland.

Saint Margaret’s Hope

Village

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 3 miles north of Braeland.

Grim Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Grimness is a cliff-girt headland on the island of South Ronaldsay, in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. It is located between Honeysgeo and Skipi Geo and rises to a height of 34 metres above sea level. Grim Ness is situated 3 miles northeast of Braeland.

Braeland

Type: House
Address: Stews Road, KW17 2RL
Categories: building and residential building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.78787° or 58° 47′ 16″ north

Longitude

-2.93227° or 2° 55′ 56″ west

Open location code

9CCVQ3Q9+43

OpenStreetMap ID

way 631999518

OpenStreetMap feature

building=house

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stews Standing stone (Prehistoric) and Site of St Ninian’s Chapel and burial ground.

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