Backaskaill Bay

Backaskaill Bay is a bay in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Backaskaill Bay is situated nearby to the locality Bea Ness, as well as near the village Kettletoft.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Sanday and Sanday Airport.

Sanday

Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.

Sanday Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Sanday Airport is located on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 20 NM north‑northeast of Kirkwall. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Quoyness chambered cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kettletoft.

Kettletoft

Village

Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall.

Backaskaill Bay

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

59.23343° or 59° 14′ 0″ north

Longitude

-2.6211° or 2° 37′ 16″ west

Open location code

9CFV69MH+9H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6182283309

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=bay

GeoNames ID

2656677

Wikidata ID

Q24656332

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Satellite Map

Discover Backaskaill Bay from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Backaskaill Bay” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Backaskaill Bay”
Swedish: “Backaskaill Bay”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bea Ness and Grey Manse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Backaskaill, Broch and Cross Kirk.

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