Head
Head is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Windwick Road. Head is situated nearby to the archaeological site The Brough, as well as near Cairns O‘ The Bu.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
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.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 2,100 feet south of Head.
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 1½ miles northwest of Head.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles south of Head.
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 northwest of Head.
Head
- Type: Farm
- Address: Windwick Road, KW17 2RN
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.77157° or 58° 46′ 18″ northLongitude
-2.9427° or 2° 56′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ3C4+JWOpenStreetMap ID
way 885239346OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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