Newtown (ruins)
Newtown (ruins) is a ruins in Scotland, United Kingdom. Newtown (ruins) is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Olad’s Summit, as well as near the ruins Upper Olad.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Ward Hill.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site, which is situated 1 mile southeast of Newtown (ruins).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Herston.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 2½ miles northwest of Newtown (ruins).
Brough Ness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 3 miles south of Newtown (ruins).
Newtown (ruins)
- Type: Ruins
- Address: South Ronaldsay, Orkney
- Category: building
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.77705° or 58° 46′ 37″ northLongitude
-2.96332° or 2° 57′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ2GP+RMOpenStreetMap ID
way 966201243OpenStreetMap feature
building=ruins
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Highlights include Olad’s Summit and Upper Olad.
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