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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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 20 NM north northeast of Kirkwall Airport on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. 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″ northLongitude
-2.6211° or 2° 37′ 16″ westOpen location code
9CFV69MH+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 6182283309OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
2656677Wikidata ID
Q24656332
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Satellite Map
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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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