Orphir Bay
Orphir Bay is a bay in Scotland, United Kingdom. Orphir Bay is situated nearby to the locality Hangaback, as well as near Bay of Houton.Places of Interest
Highlights include Holm of Houton and SMS Kronprinz.
Holm of Houton
Islet
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Holm of Houton is one of the southern Orkney islands.
SMS Kronprinz
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Kronprinz was the last dreadnought battleship of the four-ship König class of the German Imperial Navy. The battleship was laid down in November 1911 and launched on 21 February 1914.
SMS Cöln
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
SMS Cöln was a light cruiser in the German Kaiserliche Marine, the second to bear this name, after her predecessor SMS Cöln had been lost in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hangaback and Orphir.
Orphir
Village
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orphir is a parish and settlement on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is approximately 9 miles southwest of Kirkwall, and comprises a seaboard tract of about 7 by 3+1⁄2 mi, and includes Cava and the Holm of Houton.
Houton
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houton is a settlement 5 miles southeast of Stromness on the island of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of Orphir, and is situated on a minor road off the A964.
Orphir Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.91878° or 58° 55′ 8″ northLongitude
-3.15694° or 3° 9′ 25″ westElevation
7 feet (2 metres)Open location code
9CCRWR9V+G6OpenStreetMap ID
node 8639867118OpenStreetMap feature
natural=bayGeoNames ID
11153552
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Localities in the Area
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