About Nesstoun

Nesstoun lies on Sanday, one of Orkney's northern isles, accessible by ferry from Kirkwall or via the island's small airport. The settlement sits along Sanday's main road, which connects all the island's communities from Kettletoft to Lady Village. Inter-island travel requires the 90-minute ferry crossing from Kirkwall, though direct flights also serve Sanday Airport. The island's single road makes local journeys between villages quick and straightforward. Nesstoun stands close to the remarkable Quoyness chambered cairn, a 5,000-year-old Neolithic tomb that ranks among Scotland's finest prehistoric monuments.

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Nesstoun is in Scotland, at 59.359, -2.413 - about 3 km south of Ancumtoun.

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