Peat Bay
Peat Bay is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Peat Bay is situated nearby to the locality Peat Point, as well as near North Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fara and Risa.
Fara
Island
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Fara is a small island in Orkney, Scotland, lying in Scapa Flow between the islands of Flotta and Hoy. It has been uninhabited since the 1960s. The island’s name is used as a house name at Stromness Primary School, the other houses being Cava, Rysa, and Switha…
Risa
Islet
Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rysa Little, commonly referred to as Rysa, is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is approximately 32 hectares in area, and rises to 20 metres above sea level.
Cava
Island
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Cava is an uninhabited island in the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is 107 hectares in extent and rises to 38 metres above sea level. The literal meaning of the name is calf island, a terminology often used to designate a small island near to a larger one. Cava is situated 2 miles north of Peat Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lyness and Whome.
Lyness
Village
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Lyness is a village on the east coast of the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland. The village is within the parish of Walls and Flotta, and is situated at the junction of the B9047 and B9048. Lyness is situated 1½ miles southwest of Peat Bay.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay. Whome is situated 3 miles southeast of Peat Bay.
Point of Hackness
Locality
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Point of Hackness is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles south of Peat Bay.
Peat Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.85211° or 58° 51′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.17637° or 3° 10′ 35″ westOpen location code
9CCRVR2F+RFGeoNames ID
2640535
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Highlights include Thomson’s Hill (Fara) and Gutter Sound.
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