Bay of Creekland
Bay of Creekland is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bay of Creekland is situated nearby to the locality West Linksness, as well as near East Linksness.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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
Peak
Photo: Grinner, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Fabio Sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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
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.
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″ northLongitude
-3.3192° or 3° 19′ 9″ westOpen location code
9CCRWMCJ+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 8639795010OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2652027
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as East Linksness and West Linksness.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gobernador and Burra House, Hoy.
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