Wyre Sound
Wyre Sound is a strait in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wyre Sound is situated nearby to the village The Brinian, as well as near the locality Glifter.- Type: Strait
- Description: sound in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK between Wyre and Rousay
- Also known as: “Viera Sound”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Wyre and Cobbie Row’s Castle.
Wyre
Island
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wyre is one of the Orkney Islands, lying south-east of Rousay. It is 311 hectares and 32 metres at its highest point. It is one of the smallest inhabited islands in the archipelago.
Cobbie Row’s Castle
Castle
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cobbie Row's Castle is the oldest medieval castle known to exist in Scotland. The castle ruins are located on the island of Wyre in Orkney. Built in the mid-12 century by Norse landowner, Kolbeinn hrúga, the stone fortification originally consisted of a small, central tower set in an oval enclosure, surrounded by two ditches, a stone wall and an earthen rampart.
St. Mary’s Chapel, Wyre
Ruins
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Mary's Chapel is a ruined 12th-century chapel found on the island of Wyre, in Orkney, Scotland. It is thought to have been built by a Norse chieftain, Kolbeinn hrúga or his son, Bjarni Kolbeinsson, Bishop of Orkney.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tingwall and Evie.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish.
Wyre Sound
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.12532° or 59° 7′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.98588° or 2° 59′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CFV42G7+4JOpenStreetMap ID
way 931964631OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2633436Wikidata ID
Q24638125
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Satellite Map
Discover Wyre Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wyre Sound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Wyre Sound”
- Swedish: “Wyre Sound”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Brinian and Glifter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Rousay Heritage Centre and Brinian Play Park.
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