Wood Wick
Wood Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wood Wick is situated nearby to the village Tingwall, as well as near Evie.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth and Broch of Gurness.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth is an archaeological site.
Broch of Gurness
Archaeological site
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The Broch of Gurness is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in Scotland overlooking Eynhallow Sound, about 15 miles north-west of Kirkwall. Broch of Gurness is situated 2 miles northwest of Wood Wick.
Blackhammer Chambered Cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: MichaelMaggs, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is a Neolithic chambered cairn located on the island of Rousay, in Orkney, Scotland. The tomb, constructed around 3000 BC, is a Orkney–Cromarty chambered cairn, characterized by stalled burial compartments. Blackhammer Chambered Cairn is situated 2½ miles north of Wood Wick.
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
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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. Rendall is situated 3 miles south of Wood Wick.
Wood Wick
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.1° or 59° 6′ northLongitude
-3.05° or 3° 3′ westOpen location code
9CFR3WXX+XXGeoNames ID
2633613
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