Haughead aka Haugh Head
Haughead aka Haugh Head is a house in Orkney Islands, Scotland which is located on Old Finstown Road. Haughead aka Haugh Head is situated nearby to the peak Wideford Hill, as well as near Burrey Brae.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wideford Hill chambered cairn and Rennibister Earth House.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wideford Hill chambered cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. The tomb dates to around 2000 BC, and is similar in design to the Maeshowe chambered cairn on Orkney. Wideford Hill chambered cairn is situated 4,000 feet north of Haughead aka Haugh Head.
Rennibister Earth House
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Rennibister Earth House is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain. It is located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. The monument was discovered in 1926 when a threshing machine caused the roof to collapse. Rennibister Earth House is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Haughead aka Haugh Head.
Damsay
Islet
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Damsay is an islet in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near Finstown. Damsay is situated 2 miles northwest of Haughead aka Haugh Head.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Ola and Kirkwall.
St Ola
Locality
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St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall. St Ola is situated 2 miles east of Haughead aka Haugh Head.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Finstown
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Finstown is a village in the parish of Firth on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is the fourth-largest settlement in the Orkney Islands. According to travel author Eric Linklater, the homes in Finstown are tidy and well cared for. Finstown is situated 3½ miles northwest of Haughead aka Haugh Head.
Haughead aka Haugh Head
- Type: House
- Address: Old Finstown Road, KW15 1TR
- Categories: building and residential building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.9812° or 58° 58′ 52″ northLongitude
-3.03467° or 3° 2′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CCRXXJ8+F4OpenStreetMap ID
way 885951772OpenStreetMap feature
building=house
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Notable Places Nearby
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