Fowl Craig
Fowl Craig is a cliff in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Fowl Craig is situated nearby to the locality Bow Head, as well as near the hamlet Aikerness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff
- Description: cliff in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Fool Craig”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Papa Westray and Holm of Papa.
Papa Westray
Photo: Kristel Jeuring, CC BY 2.0.
Papa Westray is one of the Orkney Islands north of mainland Scotland - nearly the northernmost, but North Ronaldsay edges it by half a mile. Papa Westray measures 4 miles north-south and a mile across, and is more low-lying and fertile than nearby Westray.
Holm of Papa
Islet
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Holm of Papa is a very small uninhabited island in the Orkney Islands. It is around 21 hectares in size. It can be visited from its neighbouring island Papa Westray, or Papay, an island less than a hundred metres west of the Holm. Holm of Papa is situated 2½ miles south of Fowl Craig.
St Boniface’s Church
Church
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Boniface's Church, Papa Westray is a historic church and graveyard located on the island of Papa Westray in Orkney, Scotland. The site of the church dates back to the Iron Age and was possibly used later as a Christian monastery. St Boniface’s Church is situated 2 miles southwest of Fowl Craig.
Fowl Craig
- Category: landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Fowl Craig” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fool Craig”
- Cebuano: “Fowl Craig”
- Swedish: “Fool Craig”
- Swedish: “Fowl Craig”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bow Head and Aikerness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Hill (Papa Westray) and Herrbre.
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