Wass Wick
Wass Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wass Wick is situated nearby to the village Tingwall, as well as near the locality Gorseness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sweyn Holm and Seal Skerry.
Sweyn Holm
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse. Sweyn Holm is situated 2½ miles east of Wass Wick.
Seal Skerry
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Skerry is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wass Wick.
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, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Wass Wick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tingwall and Rendall.
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.
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 2½ miles southwest of Wass Wick.
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. Evie is situated 3 miles northwest of Wass Wick.
Wass Wick
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.08333° or 59° 5′ northLongitude
-3.01667° or 3° 1′ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
9CFR3XMM+88GeoNames ID
2634707
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