Echnaloch Bay

Echnaloch Bay is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Echnaloch Bay is situated nearby to the locality Viewforth, as well as near the hamlet Northtown.

Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Echna Loch and East Broch of Burray.

East Broch of Burray

Archaeological site

Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.

East Broch of Burray is an archaeological site.

Italian Chapel

Church

Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Italian Chapel is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on Lamb Holm in Orkney, Scotland. It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the Churchill Barriers to the east of Scapa Flow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ayre of Cara and Burray Ness.

Ayre of Cara

Locality

Photo: Karl Cooper, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ayre of Cara is a locality.

Burray Ness

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burray Ness is a locality.

St Mary’s

Village

Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mary's is a small village in the parish of Holm on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.

Echnaloch Bay

Type: Bay
Description: bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Category: body of water
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.85957° or 58° 51′ 35″ north

Longitude

-2.92107° or 2° 55′ 16″ west

Open location code

9CCVV35H+RH

OpenStreetMap ID

node 611056296

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

2650269

Wikidata ID

Q24645835

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Echnaloch Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Echnaloch Bay”
Swedish: “Echnaloch Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Viewforth and Northtown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Orkney Fossil and Vintage Centre and Fossil and Heritage Centre, shop and cafe.

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