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Hurliness in the region of Scotland is a town in United Kingdom - some 517 mi or ( 833 km ) North of London , the country's capital city .
Current time in Hurliness is now 06:45 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/London " with a UTC offset of 0 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Tórshavn, West Canisbay, Scarfskerry, Rackwick, and Quoyness. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Tórshavn . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Hurliness ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
Videos
Climbing the Ward Hill, Hoy, Orkney 2007
A video taken as I climbed the Ward Hill in Hoy for the First time in July 2007. This is the highest point (479 metres) in the otherwise very flat Orkney Islands. Contents include; The Dwarfie Stone, ..
Hoy
Lima Ed's visit to the island of Hoy, Orkney, October 2009. Highlight was a trek across the island to Rackwick and along the cliffs to see the Old Man of Hoy - a Boys Own adventure embedded in the col ..
Ceilidh in Hoy
Traditional dance ..
The House on Hoy
Walking to the lonely house from the road between Rackwick and Moaness on Hoy. ..
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Interesting facts about this location
RNLB Thomas McCunn (ON 759)
Thomas McCunn (ON 759) is a Watson class lifeboat stationed at Longhope in Orkney, Scotland, from January 1933 until April 1962. During which time she was launched on service 101 times and saved 308 lives. After Thomas McCunn left Longhope she was placed into the reserve fleet for a few years before being sold and used as a pleasure boat. In 2000 she was bought by Longhope Lifeboat Museum.
Located at 58.78 -3.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
South Walls
South Walls is an inhabited island adjacent to Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. The name is a corruption of "Sooth Was", which means the "southern voes" - as with Kirkwall, it was assumed that it was a mispronunciation of "walls". South Walls forms the southern side of the harbour of Longhope. It was a tidal island until a narrow causeway, was constructed over the sandbank, which was known as the Ayre, although this name has become transferred to the causeway itself.
Located at 58.79 -3.18 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Fara, Orkney
Looking North: Rysa Little with Hoy behind to left; Graemsay with Mainland behind centre and right; Cava to right. ]] Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s.
Located at 58.84 -3.17 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Hoy
Hoy (from Norse Háey meaning high island) is an island in Orkney, Scotland. With an area of 143 square kilometres it is the second largest in the archipelago after the Mainland. It is connected by a causeway called The Ayre to South Walls. Unusually, the two islands are treated as one entity by the UK census.
Located at 58.85 -3.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Gutter Sound
Gutter Sound is an inlet of the vast anchorage of Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. Gutter Sound was the site of the mass-scuttling of the interned German Imperial High Seas Fleet in 1919.
Located at 58.85 -3.19 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
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