Whitemaw Bay
Whitemaw Bay is a bay in United Kingdom. Whitemaw Bay is situated nearby to the locality War Ness, as well as near the hamlet Backaland.Places of Interest
Highlights include Eday and Muckle Green Holm.
Eday
Photo: Beep boop beep, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eday is one of the Orkney Islands of Scotland. It's about 15 miles north of the Orkney Mainland, 8 miles long by a mile wide but pinched in the middle: in Old Norse Eiðøy means "isthmus island".
Muckle Green Holm
Islet
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Muckle Green Holm is an uninhabited island in the North Isles of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland. It is roughly 28 hectares in extent and rises to 28 metres above sea level, the summit having a triangulation pillar. Muckle Green Holm is situated 2 miles southwest of Whitemaw Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Backaland and Quholm.
Backaland
Hamlet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Backaland is a settlement on the island of Eday in Orkney, Scotland. The settlement is also within the parish of Eday, and it is located to the south west of the island. Backaland is situated at the southern end of the B9063.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 5 miles south of Whitemaw Bay.
Whitemaw Bay
- Type: Bay
- Category: body of water
- Location: United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.15004° or 59° 9′ 0″ northLongitude
-2.79722° or 2° 47′ 50″ westElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9CFV5623+24GeoNames ID
11153586
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Localities in the Area
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