Burwick
Burwick is a small harbour on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and was the terminus of a passenger ferry which operated in the summer to John o' Groats in Caithness.
- Dwelling
- …lies at an elevation of around 20 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Burwick, Orkney”
- Description: settlement in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
Places of Interest Nearby
Discover South Ronaldsay and St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building.
1 mile north of Burwick
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Sandwick
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness.
3 miles north of Burwick
Herston
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom.
5 miles north of Burwick
Burwick
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Latitude
58.74203° or 58° 44′ 31″ north
Longitude
-2.97035° or 2° 58′ 13″ west
UN/LOCODE
GB BWC
Open location code
9CCVP2RH+RV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = isolated_dwelling
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Japanese—“Burwick” goes by many names.
BurwickBasque
BurwickDutch
BurwickIrish
Burwick, Inse OrcIrish
バーウィックJapanese
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