Bay of Ayre

Bay of Ayre is a bay in , . Bay of Ayre is situated nearby to the locality , as well as near the village .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Broch of Ayre and Italian Chapel.

Archaeological site
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, also known as St. Mary's Broch, is an Iron Age broch in , .

Church
Photo: Gregory J Kingsley, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a highly ornate Catholic chapel on in , . It was built during the Second World War by Italian prisoners of war, who were housed on the previously uninhabited island while they constructed the to the east of .

Photo: C1614, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St Mary’s and Holm.

Village
Photo: Mark Crook, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's is a small village in the parish of on , , Scotland. It was originally a fishing port. Orkney F.C., the island group's main football club, plays its home games at The Rockworks Community Park, St.

Locality
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, also spelled Ham, is a parish on . An adjacent Sound, running between Mainland, and , is named after . It has since been blocked up by the .

Locality
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is a locality, which is situated 3½ miles southeast of Bay of Ayre.

Bay of Ayre

Latitude
58.89325° or 58° 53′ 36″ north
Longitude
-2.917° or 2° 55′ 1″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9CCVV3VM+75
Geo­Names ID
11153548
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Satellite Map

Discover Bay of Ayre from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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