Dounby
Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Sabiston Mill, Dounby and Dounby Click Mill.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
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Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill.
Dounby Click Mill
Watermill
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Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. Dounby Click Mill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dounby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harray and Twatt.
Harray
Village
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Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 2½ miles southeast of Dounby.
Twatt
Village
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Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 3 miles northwest of Dounby.
Birsay
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Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Dounby
- Type: Village
- Description: village in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.06805° or 59° 4′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.23114° or 3° 13′ 52″ westElevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
9CFR3Q99+6GOpenStreetMap ID
node 615924961OpenStreetMap feature
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