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 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.

Hoxa Head

Locality

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoxa Head is a locality.

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
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Latitude

58.82848° or 58° 49′ 43″ north

Longitude

-3.01002° or 3° 0′ 36″ west

Open location code

9CCRRXHQ+9X

OpenStreetMap ID

way 876289674

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=farmyard

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Highlights include St Colm’s Chapel and Hoxa Tapestry Gallery.

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