Sty Wick
Sty Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sty Wick is situated nearby to the locality Els Ness, as well as near Wheelan Banks.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Sanday and Quoyness chambered cairn.
Sanday
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.
Quoyness chambered cairn
Archaeological site
Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC.
Sanday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanday Airport is located 20 NM north northeast of Kirkwall Airport on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettletoft.
Kettletoft
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall.
Sty Wick
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on the island of Sanday, Orkney, Scotland
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.23279° or 59° 13′ 58″ northLongitude
-2.55533° or 2° 33′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CFV6CMV+4VOpenStreetMap ID
node 8639886183OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2636575Wikidata ID
Q24638714
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Sty Wick” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Sty Wick”
- Cebuano: “Sty Wick”
- German: “Sty Wick”
- Swedish: “Sty Wick”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Els Ness and Wheelan Banks.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lady Kirk and Holm of Elsness.
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