The Galt

The Galt is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Galt is situated nearby to the locality Quoys of Vaedi, as well as near Castle of Garth.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Shapinsay and Sweyn Holm.

Shapinsay

Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.

Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.

Sweyn Holm

Islet

Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse. Sweyn Holm is situated 2 miles northwest of The Galt.

Lairo Water

Lairo Water is a surface water body known as an ayre situated on the western coast of Shapinsay in the Orkney Islands. This brackish water body is separated by a narrow bar of land from Veantro Bay. Lairo Water is situated 2 miles southeast of The Galt.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quholm and Balfour.

Quholm

Hamlet

Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 2½ miles east of The Galt.

Balfour

Village

Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 3 miles south of The Galt.

Tingwall

Village

Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall. Tingwall is situated 5 miles west of The Galt.

The Galt

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Galt Ness”
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.07718° or 59° 4′ 38″ north

Longitude

-2.90047° or 2° 54′ 2″ west

Open location code

9CFV33GX+VR

OpenStreetMap ID

node 611116014

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

GeoNames ID

2648908

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