Sand Wick
Sand Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sand Wick is situated nearby to the locality Old landing point, pier and slipway (C20), as well as near Site of hut and searchlight emplacement (WW2).| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on South Ronaldsay, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sandwick Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.
South Ronaldsay
Photo: Nachosan, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Herston.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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".
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Sand Wick
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.78547° or 58° 47′ 8″ northLongitude
-2.98427° or 2° 59′ 3″ westElevation
105 feet (32 metres)Open location code
9CCVQ2P8+57OpenStreetMap ID
node 5613862186OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Sand Wick” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Sand Wick (luuk sa Hiniusang Gingharian, Orkney Islands)”
- Cebuano: “Sand Wick”
- Swedish: “Sand Wick (vik i Storbritannien, Orkneyöarna)”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Sand Wick”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Old landing point, pier and slipway (C20) and Site of hut and searchlight emplacement (WW2).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Weems Castle, Broch and Start - South Ronaldsay West Coast Walk.
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