Bay of Creekland

Bay of Creekland is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bay of Creekland is situated nearby to the hamlet Bu, as well as near the locality West Linksness.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Graemsay and Ward Hill.

Graemsay

Island

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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.

Ward Hill is a hill on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland. It lies at the north of the island between Moaness and Rackwick, and is the highest point in both Orkney and the Scottish Northern Isles at an elevation of 481 m.

Hoy Sound Low Light

Lighthouse

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Graemsay is an island in the western approaches to Scapa Flow, in the Orkney Islands of Scotland. The island has two lighthouses. Graemsay lies within the parish of Stromness.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stromness and Bu‘ Point.

Stromness

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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.

Bu‘ Point

Locality

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Bu‘ Point is a locality.

Houton

Village

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Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964.

Bay of Creekland

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

58.92084° or 58° 55′ 15″ north

Longitude

-3.3192° or 3° 19′ 9″ west

Open location code

9CCRWMCJ+88

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8639795010

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

2652027

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bu and East Linksness.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Gobernador and Burra House, Hoy.

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