Aikers
Aikers is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Aikers is situated nearby to the locality Eastside, as well as near Dam of Collie.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley and St Peter’s Church.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sorquoy,standing stone,Papley is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Saint Margaret’s Hope and Sandwick.
Saint Margaret’s Hope
Village
Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Margaret's Hope is a village in the Orkney Islands, off the north coast of Scotland. It is known locally as The Hope or The Hup. With a population of about 550, it is Orkney's third largest settlement after Kirkwall and Stromness. Saint Margaret’s Hope is situated 1½ miles northwest of Aikers.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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". Sandwick is situated 1½ miles southwest of Aikers.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 2½ miles west of Aikers.
Aikers
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.80339° or 58° 48′ 12″ northLongitude
-2.94031° or 2° 56′ 25″ westElevation
180 feet (55 metres)Open location code
9CCVR335+9VOpenStreetMap ID
node 1347076269OpenStreetMap feature
place=localityGeoNames ID
13283663
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