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About Grimness

Grimness lies on South Ronaldsay in Orkney, positioned along the A961 that connects the southern isles to Kirkwall via the Churchill Barriers. Most traffic arrives from Kirkwall (20km north) or uses local routes to nearby Saint Margaret's Hope and Burray Village. Electric vehicle drivers will find roughly 6 fast chargers nearby. The village overlooks Scapa Flow, where the German High Seas Fleet was deliberately scuttled in 1919.

Where is Grimness on the map?

Grimness is in Scotland, at 58.827, -2.912 - about 4 km north-east of Aikers.

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The closest airport to Grimness is Kirkwall Airport, 21 km (about 21 min by car). Other airports nearby: Wick John O'Groats Airport, Eday Airport.

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