Backaskaill, Broch
Backaskaill, Broch is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Backaskaill, Broch is situated nearby to Bea Loch, as well as near the village Kettletoft.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sanday and Sanday Airport.
Sanday
Photo: calflier001, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanday is one of the Orkney Islands, northeast of Orkney Mainland. It's a thin low-lying strap, about 12 miles long but seldom reaching a mile wide, flanked by sandy beaches.
Sanday Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Rob Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sanday Airport is located 20 NM north northeast of Kirkwall Airport on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sanday Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee. Sanday Airport is situated 2 miles northeast of Backaskaill, Broch.
Boloquoy Mill, Sanday
Watermill
Photo: fabio sassi, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Boloquoy Mill, Sanday is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile west of Backaskaill, Broch.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kettletoft.
Kettletoft
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kettletoft is a settlement on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. The B9068 road runs from Kettletoft to Scar and the B9069 from Kettletoft to Northwall.
Backaskaill, Broch
- Type: Archaeological site
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.23791° or 59° 14′ 17″ northLongitude
-2.63007° or 2° 37′ 48″ westOpen location code
9CFV69Q9+5XOpenStreetMap ID
node 12854230285OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_site
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