Sandwick
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay".
- Locality with 835 residents
- …lies at an elevation of 118 feet (36 metres)
- …is also known as “Sandwick, Orkney”
- Description: parish on Orkney, Scotland
Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Sandwick House, South Ronaldsay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Herston and Saint Margaret’s Hope.
Herston
Hamlet
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is situated 2 miles northwest of Sandwick.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 2½ miles north of Sandwick.
Hoxa Head
Locality
Hoxa Head is a locality, which is situated 3 miles northwest of Sandwick.
Sandwick
- Category: civil parish
- Location
- View on OpenStreetMap
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Latitude
58.78765° or 58° 47′ 16″ north
Longitude
-2.97638° or 2° 58′ 35″ west
Open location code
9CCVQ2QF+3C
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
Satellite Map
Discover this place from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Basque to Slovenian—“Sandwick” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Sandwick (Orkadak)”
- Basque: “Sandwick”
- Catalan: “Sandwick”
- German: “Sandwick”
- Slovenian: “Sandwick”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Sandwick”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Site of hut and searchlight emplacement (WW2) and Old landing point, pier and slipway (C20).
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Burnt Mound (Prehistoric) and Site of Mucklehouse Ruid Chapel and burial ground (around C14).
Curious Places to Discover
Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.