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Herston, Orkney

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OS grid reference
  
ND420915

Country
  
Scotland

Post town
  
ORKNEY

Local time
  
Friday 2:27 PM

Council area
  
Orkney

Lieutenancy area
  
Orkney

Sovereign state
  
United Kingdom

Postcode district
  
KW17

Dialling code
  
01856

Civil parishes
  
South Ronaldsay, Burray

Herston, Orkney

Weather
  
9°C, Wind SE at 18 km/h, 83% Humidity

Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney. Herston is historically a fishing village but has no industry to speak of now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive.

Map of Herston, Orkney, UK

The video for the Eurythmics song, "Here Comes the Rain Again", was partially filmed in Herston, at the wreck of the WWI-era ship, Monarch.

References

Herston, Orkney Wikipedia