Rack Wick
Rack Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rack Wick is situated nearby to the locality Crookness, as well as near Gorseness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Thieves Holm and Seal Skerry.
Thieves Holm
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Thieves Holm is a small island in Orkney, Scotland. Thieves Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of Rack Wick.
Seal Skerry
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Skerry is an islet, which is situated 2½ miles north of Rack Wick.
Balfour Castle
Hotel
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour Castle is a historic building on the southwest of Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. Though built around an older structure that dates at least from the 18th century, the present castle was built in 1847, commissioned by Colonel David Balfour, and designed by Edinburgh architect David Bryce. Balfour Castle is situated 2½ miles east of Rack Wick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Balfour and Rendall.
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. Balfour is situated 2½ miles east of Rack Wick.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 3½ miles northwest of Rack Wick.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
Rack Wick
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.03333° or 59° 2′ northLongitude
-2.98333° or 2° 59′ westOpen location code
9CFV22M8+8MGeoNames ID
2639733
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