Wind Wick
Wind Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wind Wick is situated nearby to the locality Hesta Head, as well as near Liddel.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
South Ronaldsay
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South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
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Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 2 miles northwest of Wind Wick.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wind Wick.
Herston
Hamlet
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Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 4 miles northwest of Wind Wick.
Wind Wick
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.76667° or 58° 46′ northLongitude
-2.93333° or 2° 56′ westOpen location code
9CCVQ388+MMGeoNames ID
2633839
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