Bay of Berstane
Bay of Berstane is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Bay of Berstane is situated nearby to the locality Park Cottage, as well as near Papdale.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Kirkwall Airport and St Magnus Cathedral.
Kirkwall Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Ken Walton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kirkwall Airport is the main airport serving Orkney in Scotland. It is located 2.5 NM southeast of Kirkwall and is owned by Highlands and Islands Airports Limited. The airport is used by Loganair.
St Magnus Cathedral
Church
Photo: Robert Scarth, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Magnus Cathedral is a Church of Scotland parish church in Kirkwall, the main town of Orkney, a group of islands off the north coast of mainland Scotland.
Earl’s Palace
Photo: Oehoe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Earl's Palace is a ruined Renaissance-style palace near St Magnus's Cathedral in the centre of Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland. Built by Patrick, Earl of Orkney, its construction began in 1607 and was largely undertaken via forced labour.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Head of Holland and Kirkwall.
Kirkwall
Photo: Gerd Eichmann, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kirkwall is the chief town of the Orkney Islands, which lie off the north tip of mainland Scotland. With a population of about 10,000 in 2020, Kirkwall has accommodation and other amenities and is the obvious base for exploring these islands.
St Ola
Locality
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Ola is a parish on Mainland, Orkney. It is in the centre of the island, east of the parish Firth and north of Holm. It contains the capital and largest town of the Orkney archipelago, Kirkwall.
Bay of Berstane
- 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
58.9797° or 58° 58′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.9161° or 2° 54′ 58″ westOpen location code
9CCVX3HM+VHOpenStreetMap ID
node 8639837442OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2655832Wikidata ID
Q24656711
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Bay of Berstane” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bay of Berstane”
- Swedish: “Bay of Berstane”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Park Cottage and Papdale.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Broch and Chapel (remains of).
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