Gears

Gears is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Gears is situated nearby to Dernyshire (ruins), as well as near the archaeological site Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday and Braebuster.

Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday

Archaeological site

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Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,900 feet east of Gears.

Braebuster

House

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Braebuster is a house, which is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Gears.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Holm and Tankerness.

Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers. Holm is situated 3 miles west of Gears.

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. Tankerness is situated 3 miles northwest of Gears.