Bay of Cornquoy
Bay of Cornquoy is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bay of Cornquoy is situated nearby to the locality Rose Ness, as well as near The Hole of Ness.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rose Ness Lighthouse, Orkney and Castle Howe, Norse Castle and prehistoric settlement.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rose Ness and Burray Ness.
Holm
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Holm, also spelled Ham, is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and Burray, is named after Holm. It has since been blocked up by the Churchill Barriers.
Bay of Cornquoy
- 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
58.87967° or 58° 52′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.83694° or 2° 50′ 13″ westElevation
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
9CCVV5H7+V6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8325396913OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bay
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Satellite Map
Discover Bay of Cornquoy from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bay of Cornquoy” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bay of Cornquoy”
- Swedish: “Bay of Cornquoy”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Hole of Ness and Burray Haas.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sand of Cornquoy and Beacon, Rose Ness.
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