Nether Braehead
Nether Braehead is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Nether Braehead is situated nearby to the peak Vensilly Hill, as well as near Kirkie Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and Ward Hill.
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 1¼ miles northeast of Nether Braehead.
St Peter’s Church
Church
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s Church is situated 1 mile east of Nether Braehead.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".
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. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2 miles north of Nether 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 west of Nether Braehead.
Nether Braehead
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.79835° or 58° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.94857° or 2° 56′ 55″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ3X2+8HOpenStreetMap ID
way 881697271OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Highlights include Old Manse (ruins) and Newark - former farmstead (ruins).
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