Stronsay Firth
Stronsay Firth is a strait in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Stronsay Firth is situated nearby to the locality Ness of Ork, as well as near the hamlet Quholm.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Linton Chapel and Lairo Water.
Linton Chapel
Ruins
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Linton Chapel is a ruined chapel on the east coast of Shapinsay, Orkney. The chapel is thought to date as early as the 12th century AD. Slightly to the south is a megalithic monument, Castle Bloody.
Lairo Water
Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quholm and Balfour.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263.
Stronsay Firth
- Type: Strait
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.07302° or 59° 4′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.79654° or 2° 47′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CFV36F3+69OpenStreetMap ID
way 931964630OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2636623
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Ness of Ork and Odin.
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