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Bower
Also known as: Bàghar
Bower in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Bower is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bower (Scottish Gaelic: Bàgair) is a village and civil parish in Highland, Scotland It is 10 miles from Thurso and around 11 miles from Wick. Bower is served by Wick, Thurso and Castletown for shopping, taxis and post offices. Bower's population in 1851 was 1,845; however this has decreased to 633 in 2011. The village of Bowermadden consists of two streets: Auchorn Square and Thura place as well as some scattered houses and farms.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 58.5472, -3.3130
Sources
- wikidata: Q2181270 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bower, Highland (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bower?
- Bower is in Scottish Islands, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 58.5472°, -3.3130°.