Netherby

Netherby is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Netherby is situated nearby to the archaeological site Backland, Broch, as well as near the peak Esnaphy Hill.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Black Holm and St Ninian’s Church, Skaill.

Black Holm

Islet

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Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. Black Holm is situated 1½ miles south of Netherby.

St Ninian’s Church, Skaill

Church

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St Ninian’s Church, Skaill is situated 1¼ miles north of Netherby.

Corn Holm is a small tidal island in Orkney, near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. There was once a small chapel there, and it is covered in birdlife. Corn Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Netherby.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tankerness and Rose Ness.

Tankerness

Village

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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 5 miles west of Netherby.