Brackness, an estate and a headland in Stromness parish, Orkney. The headland forms the south-western extremity of Pomona, flanks the N side of the entrance of Hoy Mouth, and lies 2 miles WSW of Stromness town. The residence of the last bishop of Orkney, erected in 1633, stands near the headland.

(F.H. Groome, Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland (1882-4); © 2004 Gazetteer for Scotland)