Lythe
Lythe is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Lythe is situated nearby to the historic building Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay, as well as near the deciduous forest Olav’s Wood.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 2,200 feet south of Lythe.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile northeast of Lythe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
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". Sandwick is situated 2 miles north of Lythe.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2 miles south of Lythe.
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 3½ miles north of Lythe.
Lythe
- Type: Farm
- Postal code: KW17 2RN
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.76063° or 58° 45′ 38″ northLongitude
-2.9663° or 2° 57′ 59″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ26M+7FOpenStreetMap ID
way 884883072OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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