Ness
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Places
- The Germanic word for promontoryPromontoryPromontory may refer to:*Promontory, a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water*Promontory, Utah, the location where the United States first Transcontinental Railroad was completed...
, found in Northern European placenames - Loch NessLoch NessLoch Ness is a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately southwest of Inverness. Its surface is above sea level. Loch Ness is best known for the alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie"...
, a large, deep, freshwater loch in the Scottish Highlands- Loch Ness MonsterLoch Ness MonsterThe Loch Ness Monster is a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, though its description varies from one account to the next....
, a cryptid that is reputed to inhabit Loch Ness
- Loch Ness Monster
- River NessRiver NessThe River Ness is a river flowing from Loch Ness in Scotland, north to Inverness and the Moray Firth. On a hill above the river in Inverness stands Inverness Castle. The river is overlooked by the Eden Court Theatre, one of the largest theatres in Scotland. St. Andrews Cathedral also lies along...
, links the Loch to the North Sea at Inverness, Scotland, UK - Ness: East NessEast NessEast Ness and West Ness together form the English village of Ness, which sits on the south bank of the River Rye. The name Ness is believed to mean nose or headland in Medieval Norse, and Ness is the start of the hill that ultimately rises up to become Sutton Bank.The village of Ness is believed to...
& West Ness, Ryedale, North Yorkshire - Ness, Lewis, the most northerly area on Lewis, Scotland, UK
- Ness Football Club, Football club based in the Western Isles
- Bo'nessBo'nessBo'ness, properly Borrowstounness, is a coastal town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland. It lies on a hillside on the south bank of the Firth of Forth within the Falkirk council area, north-west of Edinburgh and east of Falkirk. At the 2001 census, Bo'ness had a resident population of 13,961...
, a town in Scotland, UK - Lowestoft NessNess PointNess Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of both the United Kingdom and the British Isles, located in the town of Lowestoft in the Waveney District of Suffolk in England...
, most easterly point of the UK - Orford NessOrford NessOrford Ness is a cuspate foreland shingle spit on the Suffolk coast in Great Britain, linked to the mainland at Aldeburgh and stretching along the coast to Orford and down to North Wier Point, opposite Shingle Street. It is divided from the mainland by the River Alde, and was formed by longshore...
, shingle spit and bird sanctuary in Suffolk, England, UK - Ness, CheshireNess, CheshireNess is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, in the part that remains in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The village is situated near to the town of Neston, in the unitary authority of Cheshire West and Chester...
, a village in Cheshire on the Wirral Peninsula, England, UK - Ness Botanic GardensNess Botanic GardensNess Botanic Gardens has evolved since Arthur Kilpin Bulley 1861-1942 began to create a garden in 1898. In 1948 his daughter Lois gave the Gardens to the University of Liverpool, parts of the garden are open to the public. The gardens are on the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens and...
, owned by the University of Liverpool and located on the Wirral Peninsula, England, UK - Ness City, KansasNess City, KansasNess is a city in and the county seat of Ness County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,449. Ness City is famous for its four-story Old Ness County Bank Building located downtown, and nicknamed Skyscraper of the Plains.-Geography:Ness City is located at...
- Ness Township, MinnesotaNess Township, MinnesotaNess Township is a township in St. Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 62 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and , or 0.97%, is water....
Places with "ness" in the name
- CaithnessCaithnessCaithness is a registration county, lieutenancy area and historic local government area of Scotland. The name was used also for the earldom of Caithness and the Caithness constituency of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . Boundaries are not identical in all contexts, but the Caithness area is...
, a Scottish county - Dungeness (headland), shingle promontory and site of a nuclear power station in Kent, England
- InvernessInvernessInverness is a city in the Scottish Highlands. It is the administrative centre for the Highland council area, and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland...
, a Scottish city, Capital of the Highlands - Langness PeninsulaLangness PeninsulaLangness is a peninsula which protrudes nearly two kilometres from the south eastern extremity of the Isle of Man. Signifying a cape or extended promontory, Langness literally means long promontory in Old Norse. At one time an island, Langness was eventually joined to the mainland by the movement...
, in the Isle of Man - SheernessSheernessSheerness is a town located beside the mouth of the River Medway on the northwest corner of the Isle of Sheppey in north Kent, England. With a population of 12,000 it is the largest town on the island....
, an English town in Kent - ShoeburynessShoeburynessShoeburyness is a town in southeast Essex, England, situated at the mouth of the river Thames Estuary. It is within the borough of Southend-on-Sea, and is situated at the far east of the borough, around east of Southend town centre...
, an Essex Town on the North Bank of the Thames Estuary - StromnessStromnessStromness is the second-biggest town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the south-west of Mainland Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital.-Etymology:...
, a harbour town in the Orkney Isles - AlnessAlnessAlness is a town and civil parish in Ross and Cromarty, Highland, Scotland. It lies near the Cromarty Firth, with the town of Invergordon to the east and the village of Evanton to the south west...
, a Scottish town in Ross-Shire - Hamars NessHamars NessHamars Ness is a headland on the island of Fetlar in Shetland. The name is from the Old Norse Hamarsnes meaning "craggy headland". A ro-ro ferry is operated from here, which links Fetlar to the Shetland Mainland, and to the island of Unst. Hamars Ness is to the north of Fetlar's main village of...
, a headland on the island of Fetlar in Shetland - Milton NessMilton NessMilton Ness is a coastal landform along the coast of the North Sea approximately two miles south of the village of Johnshaven, Scotland. This headland feature includes a red sandstone cliff formation. Certain prehistoric features are found in the vicinity of Milton Ness, including the Stone of...
, a coastal landform along the coast of the North Sea - Scurdie NessScurdie NessScurdie Ness is a headland located on the South side of the River South Esk estuary, Montrose, Angus, Scotland. The River leads from the North Sea into Montrose Harbour and then into Montrose Basin. The headland has also been referred to as Scurdy Ness, Montrose point or Montroseness...
, a headland to the South of Montrose and the name of the lighthouse located there
Organizations
- Ness ComputingNess ComputingNess Computing is a personal search company. It was founded in October 2009 by Corey Reese, Paul Twohey, Nikhil Raghavan, and Steven Schlansker...
, Personal search company - Ness TechnologiesNess TechnologiesNess Technologies is an Israel-based global provider of IT services and solutions.-History:Ness Technologies was established in 1999 in Tel Aviv, Israel. The company provides information technology and business planning services in North America, Europe, the Middle-East, and the Asia Pacific...
, Global provider of IT services and solutions - Ness FoundationNess FoundationThe Ness Foundation, established by Dr Iain Glen, a consultant psychiatrist, is a research charity based near Inverness, Scotland...
, a medical research charity near Inverness, Scotland - New England Skeptical SocietyNew England Skeptical SocietyThe New England Skeptical Society is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to promoting science and reason. It was originally founded in January 1996 as the Connecticut Skeptical Society...
(NESS), a Skeptical organization - Nottingham Exchange Students Society, a student-run society at the University of Nottingham
People
- Ness EdwardsNess EdwardsOnesimus Edwards was a Welsh Labour Party politician.A trade unionist, Ness Edwards was imprisoned in 1917 as a conscientious objector to the conscription of the First World War. He was elected Member of Parliament for Caerphilly at a by-election in 1939 following the death of Labour MP and...
(1897–1968), Welsh Labour Party politician - Ness FlowersNess FlowersNess Flowers is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at club level has played rugby union for Crynant RFC and Ystradgynlais RFC, and at representative level has played rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, and Cardiff City ...
, Welsh former rugby player - Ness WadiaNess WadiaNess Wadia is an Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family. He is currently the Managing Director of the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation, a company which has holdings in most of the Wadia Group subsidiaries, including an indirect majority stake in Britannia Industries...
(born 1970), Indian businessman belonging to the Wadia family - Ness (surname)
Fictional
- NessNess (character)is a fictional character from the EarthBound series. He is the main protagonist of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System video game, EarthBound . He is analogous to Ninten and Lucas in their respective games....
, a character from the EarthBound video game series (Mother in Japan) - Ness Carter, Teknoman Slade
See also
- Nes (disambiguation)NES (disambiguation)NES may refer to:* Nintendo Entertainment System, an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in 1985* Netscape Enterprise Server, the former name of the Sun Java System Web Server* Neurootological and Equilibriometric Society, a German medical society...
- NES (disambiguation)NES (disambiguation)NES may refer to:* Nintendo Entertainment System, an 8-bit video game console released by Nintendo in 1985* Netscape Enterprise Server, the former name of the Sun Java System Web Server* Neurootological and Equilibriometric Society, a German medical society...
- HMS NessHMS NessTwo vessels of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Ness after the Scottish River Ness: was a River class destroyer launched on 5 January 1905 at J S White in Cowes and sold in 1919. was an River class frigate launched at Robbs in Leith on 30 July 1942 and sold in 1956, broken up at Newport....
- Van Ness (disambiguation)