Quoy

Quoy is in , . Quoy is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broch of Gurness and Sands of Evie.

Archaeological site
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The is an Iron Age broch village on the northeast coast of Mainland Orkney in overlooking , about 15 miles north-west of .

Beach
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The is a sandy beach landform near the village of on Mainland Orkney, , protected by the headland. This beach forms the southern boundary of Aikerness Bay, an element of .

Archaeological site
Photo: Claire Pegrum, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an archaeological site.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Evie and Tingwall.

Village
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is a parish and village on , . The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between and , forming the coastline opposite the isle of . is situated 2 miles south of Quoy.

Village
is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of 's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. is situated 3½ miles southeast of Quoy.

Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a parish on , Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of and and north east of . The island of is also in the parish. is situated 5 miles south of Quoy.

Quoy

Latitude
59.13333° or 59° 8′ north
Longitude
-3.08333° or 3° 5′ west
Open location code
9CFR4WM8+8M
Geo­Names ID
2639754
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