The Hap

The Hap is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Hap is situated nearby to the locality Taing of Sandside, as well as near The Nevi.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Graemsay and Hoy Lighthouse.

Graemsay

Island

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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.

Hoy Lighthouse

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.

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 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

Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Bu‘ Point is a locality, which is situated 2 miles north of The Hap.

Cairston

Locality

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

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 3½ miles north of The Hap.

The Hap

Type: Bay
Also known as: “Bay of Sandside”
Category: body of water
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.93491° or 58° 56′ 6″ north

Longitude

-3.28365° or 3° 17′ 1″ west

Open location code

9CCRWPM8+XG

GeoNames ID

2647513

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Taing of Sandside and The Nevi.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The Lash and West Hill (Graemsay).

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