Hamla Voe
Hamla Voe is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Hamla Voe is situated nearby to the locality Coplands Dock, as well as near Grieveship West.- Type: Bay
- Description: bay on Mainland, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Hamnavoe”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pier Arts Centre and Inner Holm.
Pier Arts Centre
Art gallery
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Pier Arts Centre is an art gallery and museum in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland. It was established in 1979 to provide a home for an important collection of fine art donated to "be held in trust for Orkney" by the author, peace activist and philanthropist Margaret Gardiner.
Inner Holm
Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Inner Holm is a small inhabited island in Stromness harbour and one of the Orkney islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the Orkney Mainland shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.
Stromness
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.
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.
Hamla Voe
- Category: body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.96623° or 58° 57′ 58″ northLongitude
-3.29251° or 3° 17′ 33″ westElevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
9CCRXP84+FXOpenStreetMap ID
node 8639795003OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Hamla Voe” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Hamla Voe”
- Swedish: “Hamla Voe”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Coplands Dock and Grieveship West.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Highland + Islands Fire + Rescue Service and Gospel Hall.
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