Nether Banks (ruins)
Nether Banks (ruins) is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Nether Banks (ruins) is situated nearby to Sandquoy (workers cottages - ruins), as well as near Leckquoy aka Leaquoy (ruins).Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westray and Lady Kirk.
Westray
Westray is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland, with a population in 2011 of 588. The main settlement is Pierowall in the north of the island, but the ferry from Kirkwall lands at Rapness near its south end.
Lady Kirk
Church
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The Lady Kirk at Pierowall is a ruined 17th-century church on the island of Westray, in Orkney, Scotland. The church was built in 1674, on the foundations of the 13th-century church. Lady Kirk is situated 1½ miles northwest of Nether Banks (ruins).
Links of Noltland
Archaeological site
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Links of Noltland was a large prehistoric settlement located on the north coast of the island of Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The extensive ruins includes several late Neolithic and early Bronze Age dwellings and is place of discovery of the Westray Wife figurine, uncovered during an excavation in 2009. Links of Noltland is situated 2½ miles northwest of Nether Banks (ruins).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pierowall.
Pierowall
Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pierowall is a village of Westray in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern Scottish mainland. The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Pierowall Bay. Pierowall is situated 1½ miles northwest of Nether Banks (ruins).
Nether Banks (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Category: building
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.30774° or 59° 18′ 28″ northLongitude
-2.95163° or 2° 57′ 6″ westOpen location code
9CFV825X+38OpenStreetMap ID
way 929286052OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sandquoy (workers cottages - ruins) and Leckquoy aka Leaquoy (ruins).
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