Uppertown
Uppertown is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Uppertown is situated nearby to the village Hoxa, as well as near the archaeological site St Colm’s Chapel.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Hoxa Head Lighthouse and W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 1 mile southwest of Uppertown.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum
Museum
Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 1½ miles east of Uppertown.
Nevi Skerry
Photo: George Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Nevi Skerry is a skerry situated in Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands. The skerry is situated approximately 1 km east of Flotta and approximately 2 km north-west of South Ronaldsay, at the northern end of the Sound of Hoxa. Nevi Skerry is situated 1½ miles northwest of Uppertown.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hoxa and Hoxa Head.
Hoxa
Village
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa is a small settlement on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland. Hoxa is located 1+1⁄4 miles west of St Margaret's Hope at the end of the B9043 road.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.
Uppertown
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.82849° or 58° 49′ 43″ northLongitude
-3.01002° or 3° 0′ 36″ westOpen location code
9CCRRXHQ+9XOpenStreetMap ID
way 876289674OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Highlights include St Colm’s Chapel and Hoxa Tapestry Gallery.
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