Torness
Torness is a building in East Lothian, Scotland. Torness is situated nearby to the recreation area Thorntonloch, as well as near the peak Thornton Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Torness Nuclear Power Station and Innerwick Castle.
Torness Nuclear Power Station
Power station
Photo: Taras, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Torness nuclear power station is a nuclear power station located approximately 30 miles east of Edinburgh at Torness Point near Dunbar in East Lothian, Scotland. Torness Nuclear Power Station is situated 860 feet northeast of Torness.
Innerwick Castle
Castle
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Innerwick Castle is a ruined castle in East Lothian, Scotland, near the village of Innerwick, 5 miles from Dunbar, on the Thornton Burn, and overlooking Thornton Glen. Innerwick Castle is situated 1 mile southwest of Torness.
Barns Ness Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barns Ness Lighthouse is 3.1 miles from Dunbar and was constructed by the engineers and brothers David A. Stevenson and Charles Alexander Stevenson, cousins of the novelist Robert Louis Stevenson, between 1899 and 1901. Barns Ness Lighthouse is situated 2 miles northwest of Torness.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Innerwick and Bilsdean.
Innerwick
Village
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Innerwick is a coastal civil parish and small village, which lies in the east of East Lothian, five miles from Dunbar and approximately 32 miles from Edinburgh. Innerwick is situated 1½ miles west of Torness.
Bilsdean
Hamlet
Photo: Richard Webb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bilsdean is a village between Thorntonloch and Cockburnspath on the East Lothian coast of Scotland. Bilsdean is situated 2 miles southeast of Torness.
Oldhamstocks
Village
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Oldhamstocks is a civil parish and small village in the east of East Lothian, Scotland, adjacent to the Scottish Borders and overlooking the North Sea. Oldhamstocks is situated 2½ miles south of Torness.
Torness
- Type: Building
- Location: East Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.96641° or 55° 57′ 59″ northLongitude
-2.41112° or 2° 24′ 40″ westOpen location code
9C7VXH8Q+HHOpenStreetMap ID
way 920551342OpenStreetMap feature
building=yes
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