Bow of Hoy

Bow of Hoy is a reef in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bow of Hoy is situated nearby to the locality Point of Oxan, as well as near Breck Ness.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hoy, Braebister and Graemsay.

Hoy, Braebister

Archaeological site

Photo: Roger McLachlan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Hoy, Braebister is an archaeological site.

Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness. Graemsay is situated 2 miles east of Bow of Hoy.

Hoy Sound Low Light

Lighthouse

Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Stromness

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Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Bu‘ Point

Locality

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Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles northeast of Bow of Hoy.

Cairston

Locality

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Cairston is a village on Mainland, in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Stromness. Within the village is located the Castle of Cairston which is said to have belonged to the House of Gordons, and may have been built in 1152, as contested in a Saga. Cairston is situated 4 miles northeast of Bow of Hoy.

Bow of Hoy

Type: Reef
Category: landform
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.93333° or 58° 56′ north

Longitude

-3.35° or 3° 21′ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

9CCRWMM2+82

GeoNames ID

2646474

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Localities in the Area

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