Pier

Pier is a slipway in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Pier is situated nearby to the village Saint Margaret’s Hope, as well as near Marengo Community Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum and Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum

Museum

Photo: Antony Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.

W Hourston Blacksmiths Museum is situated 760 feet southwest of Pier.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley

Archaeological site

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Pier.

St Peter’s Church

Church

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Peter’s Church is situated 2 miles southeast of Pier.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Hoxa.

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.

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 is situated 2 miles west of Pier.

Ayre of Cara

Locality

Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayre of Cara is a locality, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Pier.

Pier

Type: Slipway
Categories: recreation area, pier, and transportation
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.82618° or 58° 49′ 34″ north

Longitude

-2.95795° or 2° 57′ 29″ west

Open location code

9CCVR2GR+FR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 876819463

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=slipway

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=pier

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Highlights include Marengo Community Garden and Marengo Centre.

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