Rackwick
Rackwick is a small coastal crofting township in the north west of the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. As well as a handful of tourist amenities the township is largely made up of crofts and other small dwellings, however most now form second homes with Rackwick having very few full time residents.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cra’as Nest and The Old School.
Old Man of Hoy
Peak
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rora Head.
Rackwick
- Type: Village
- Description: crofting settlement in Hoy, Orkney, Scotland
- Categories: human settlement, crofting township, and locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.87405° or 58° 52′ 27″ north
Longitude
-3.39225° or 3° 23′ 32″ west
Elevation
52 feet (16 metres)
Open location code
9CCRVJF5+J4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Rackwick” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rackwick”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Too of the Head and Moss of the Whitestanes.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Glen House and Moor Fea.
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Worth a closer look: Kirkwall and Stromness.
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