Point of Ayre
Point of Ayre is a headland in the parish of Deerness, in the East Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. Overlooking the Copinsay Pass, it lies 4 miles south of Mull Head, and around 10 miles from Kirkwall, the main town on the island.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Point
- Description: cape in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Point of Ayre, Orkney”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Horse of Copinsay and Copinsay.
Horse of Copinsay
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Horse of Copinsay, also known as the Horse, is a rectangular uninhabited sea stack to the north east of Copinsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland.
Copinsay
Island
Photo: Peter Gordon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Copinsay is one of the Orkney Islands in Scotland, lying off the east coast of the Orkney Mainland. The smaller companion island to Copinsay, Horse of Copinsay lies to the northeast. Copinsay is situated 1½ miles southwest of Point of Ayre.
Corn Holm
Island
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Corn Holm is a small tidal island in Orkney, near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. There was once a small chapel there, and it is covered in birdlife. Corn Holm is situated 2 miles southwest of Point of Ayre.
Point of Ayre
- Categories: cape and landform
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Point of Ayre” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Point of Ayre”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Point of Ayre på Orknøyane”
- Swedish: “Point of Ayre (udde i Storbritannien)”
- Swedish: “Point of Ayre, Skottland”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include North Nevi and Broad Lee.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Point of Ayre”. Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.