Rack Wick

Rack Wick is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Rack Wick is situated nearby to the locality Too of the Head, as well as near Rora Head.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cra’as Nest and The Old School.

Cra’as Nest

Museum

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cra’as Nest is a museum.

The Old School

Museum

Photo: LittleDwangs, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Old School is a museum.

The Old Man of Hoy is a 137-metre sea stack on Hoy, part of the Orkney archipelago off the north coast of Scotland. Formed from Old Red Sandstone, it is one of the tallest stacks in the United Kingdom. Old Man of Hoy is situated 2 miles northwest of Rack Wick.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head.

Rora Head

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 2 miles west of Rack Wick.

Rack Wick

Type: Bay
Category: body of water
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.86667° or 58° 52′ north

Longitude

-3.38333° or 3° 23′ west

Elevation

240 feet (73 metres)

Open location code

9CCRVJ88+MM

GeoNames ID

2639734

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