Braehead
Braehead is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Braehead is situated nearby to the archaeological site Brough of Ontoft, site, as well as near the health club Healthy Living Centre.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 1,300 feet southeast of Braehead.
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 Braehead.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoxa Head Lighthouse is situated 2½ miles west of Braehead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Hoxa.
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.
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 1½ miles west of Braehead.
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. Herston is situated 2 miles southwest of Braehead.
Braehead
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.82775° or 58° 49′ 40″ northLongitude
-2.96675° or 2° 58′ 0″ westOpen location code
9CCVR2HM+48OpenStreetMap ID
way 880394308OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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