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.Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cra’as Nest and The Old School.
Burnmouth Bothy including walled enclosures, Rackwick Bay, Hoy
Wilderness hut
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burnmouth Bothy including walled enclosures, Rackwick Bay, Hoy is a wilderness hut.
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″ northLongitude
-3.39225° or 3° 23′ 32″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Open location code
9CCRVJF5+J4OpenStreetMap ID
node 612582648OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2639731Wikidata ID
Q107999070
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In Other Languages
“Rackwick” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Rackwick”
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