Biggings
Biggings is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Biggings is situated nearby to the garden Stangobreck, as well as near the archaeological site Laughton’s Knowe (Prehistoric barrow).| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Loch of Graemeshall.
Broch of Ayre
Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Broch of Ayre, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in Orkney, Scotland. Broch of Ayre is situated 4,100 feet southwest of Biggings.
Loch of Graemeshall
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Loch of Graemeshall is situated 3,600 feet east of Biggings.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial
Memorial
Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Holm, Crearhowe, War Memorial is situated 1 mile east of Biggings.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.
St Mary’s
Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.
Holm
Locality
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Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers.
HMS Royal Oak
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
HMS Royal Oak was one of five Revenge-class battleships built for the Royal Navy during the First World War. Completed in 1916, the ship first saw combat at the Battle of Jutland as part of the Grand Fleet. HMS Royal Oak is situated 3½ miles northwest of Biggings.
Biggings
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.90527° or 58° 54′ 19″ northLongitude
-2.90769° or 2° 54′ 28″ westOpen location code
9CCVW34R+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 895843406OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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