Damsay

Damsay is an islet in the archipelago in . It is approximately 18 hectares in extent and rises to only 11 metres above sea level. It is situated in the Bay of Firth north of the Orkney Mainland near .
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  • Islet
  • …lies at an elevation of 7 feet (2 metres)
  • …is also known as “Damsay Holm”
  • Description: island in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK

Places of Interest

Highlights include Holm of Grimbister and Rennibister Earth House.
Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an inhabited tidal islet in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland.
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is an Iron Age underground structure known as a souterrain.
David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Neolithic chambered cairn on in . is situated 1½ miles southeast of Damsay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Finstown and Firth.
Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village in the parish of on , , . is situated 2 miles west of Damsay.
is a civil parish mainly on . is situated 2 miles west of Damsay.
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is a parish on . is situated 3½ miles southeast of Damsay.

Damsay

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Latitude
59.00799° or 59° 0′ 29″ north
Longitude
-3.06383° or 3° 3′ 50″ west
Open location code
9CFR2W5P+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 4831852
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­meadow
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­coastline
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­islet
Geo­Names ID
2651535
Wiki­data ID
Q1158919

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Swedish—“Damsay” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Дамсай”
  • Cebuano: “Damsay”
  • Dutch: “Damsay”
  • French: “Damsay”
  • German: “Damsay”
  • Italian: “Damsay”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Damsay”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Damsay”
  • Norwegian: “Damsay”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Damsay”
  • Swedish: “Damsay”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hall of Cursiter (remains of) and Cursiter.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Ingashowe,broch 300m NE of,Finstown and Chapel Knowe Broch.

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