Marwick Head
Marwick Head is a nature reserve in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Marwick Head is situated nearby to the locality The Stramp, as well as near Outshore Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Address: Orkney, KW17 2NB
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Magnus Church.
St Magnus Church
Church
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Magnus Church, Birsay is a 17th-century church located in the parish of Birsay on Mainland, Orkney in Scotland. Built in 1664 on the site of an earlier, 11th-century church, St Magnus was later expanded in 1760 and 1867.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Birsay and Twatt.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967.
Dounby
Village
Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 4½ miles southeast of Marwick Head.
Marwick Head
- Categories: cape and recreation area
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.09884° or 59° 5′ 56″ northLongitude
-3.34697° or 3° 20′ 49″ westElevation
10 feet (3 metres)Operator
RSPBOpen location code
9CFR3MX3+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 5583392436OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveGeoNames ID
2642935Wikidata ID
Q24639439
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Marwick Head” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Marwick Head”
- Swedish: “Marwick Head”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Marwick and The Stramp.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Choin Gallery and Sand Geo fishermens‘ huts.
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