Cantick Sound
Cantick Sound is a strait in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Cantick Sound is situated nearby to the locality Point of the Pool, as well as near Skate Geo.Places of Interest
Highlights include Switha and Cantick Head Lighthouse.
Switha
Islet
Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Switha is an uninhabited island towards the south of Orkney, Scotland, approximately 41 hectares in area.
Cantick Head Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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The Cantick Head Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse on the Scottish island of South Walls in the Orkney Islands. It is located at the end of Cantick Head, a long peninsula on the south-eastern coast of South Walls that overlooks the Pentland Firth and the Sound of Hoxa, which forms the southern entry to the natural harbour of Scapa Flow.
Hackness Martello Tower and Battery
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Hackness Martello Tower and Battery is a former British Army barracks and currently a museum located on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Point of Hackness and Whome.
Whome
Village
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Whome is the largest settlement on the Orkney island of Flotta, Scotland. The village is situated on the B9046, the main road across Flotta. Views from Whome look across Pan Hope, to the Flotta oil terminal across the bay.
Longhope
Village
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Longhope is a coastal settlement on the island of South Walls, in Orkney, Scotland. South Walls is linked to Hoy by causeway; Longhope is the largest settlement on the two islands. The settlement is situated on the B9047, the main road on Hoy and South Walls.
Cantick Sound
- Type: Strait
- Description: sound between South Walls and Switha, Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Categories: sound and body of water
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
58.79662° or 58° 47′ 48″ northLongitude
-3.12202° or 3° 7′ 19″ westOpen location code
9CCRQVWH+J5OpenStreetMap ID
way 931961064OpenStreetMap feature
natural=straitGeoNames ID
2653875Wikidata ID
Q24653139
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Satellite Map
Discover Cantick Sound from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Cantick Sound” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Cantick Sound”
- Swedish: “Cantick Sound”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Point of the Pool and Skate Geo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Standing Stone and Green Hill of Scarton, Settlement.
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