Tafts (ruins)

Tafts (ruins) is a ruins in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Tafts (ruins) is situated nearby to the archaeological site Tafts Broch, as well as near Rapness Cemetery.

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 6 miles northwest of Tafts (ruins).

Tafts (ruins)

Type: Ruins
Address: Westray
Category: building
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.25898° or 59° 15′ 32″ north

Longitude

-2.8852° or 2° 53′ 7″ west

Open location code

9CFV7457+HW

OpenStreetMap ID

way 931948252

OpenStreetMap feature

building=ruins

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Tafts Broch and Rapness Cemetery.

Nearby Places

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