Curlew
Curlew is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Windwick Road. Curlew is situated nearby to the archaeological site Cairns O‘ The Bu, as well as near the cemetery Old burial ground.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
South Ronaldsay
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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 590 feet southwest of Curlew.
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 northwest of Curlew.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Curlew.
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 Curlew.
Curlew
- Type: House
- Address: Windwick Road, KW17 2RN
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.76697° or 58° 46′ 1″ northLongitude
-2.94263° or 2° 56′ 34″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ384+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 885255706OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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