Bay of Sandsgarth
Bay of Sandsgarth is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bay of Sandsgarth is situated nearby to the locality Scarpigarth, as well as near Hackosness aka Haco’s Ness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Bay
- Description: bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Sandgarth Bay”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Castle Bloody.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Castle Bloody
Archaeological site
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Bloody is a prehistoric feature on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney, Scotland. Hogan observes that while the feature is marked as a chambered mound on the UK Ordnance Survey map, the structure is more properly and specifically classified as a souterrain or earth house.
Helliar Holm
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Helliar Holm is an uninhabited island off the coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is home to a 42-foot-tall lighthouse, which was built in 1893 and automated in 1967.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rerwick Head and Balfour.
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.
Bay of Sandsgarth
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.02418° or 59° 1′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.83904° or 2° 50′ 21″ westOpen location code
9CFV25F6+M9OpenStreetMap ID
node 8140059970OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2638589Wikidata ID
Q24638406
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Bay of Sandsgarth” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Bay of Sandsgarth”
- Cebuano: “Bay of Sandgarth”
- Swedish: “Bay of Sandgarth”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Scarpigarth and Hackosness aka Haco’s Ness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kelp Pit (Post Medieval) and Burnt Mound (Prehistoric).
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Delve into Kirkwall, Stromness, Hoy, and Shapinsay.
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