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Quoybow

Quoybow is a bus stop in , . Quoybow is situated nearby to the archaeological site , as well as near the locality .
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Unstan Chambered Cairn and Ring of Brodgar.

Photo: Bruce McAdam, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Unstan is a Neolithic chambered cairn located about 2 mi north-east of on , . The tomb was built on a promontory that extends into the near the settlement of Howe. is situated 1 mile northeast of Quoybow.

Heath
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Neolithic henge and stone circle about 6 miles north-east of on , the largest island in , Scotland. It is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Heart of Neolithic Orkney. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Quoybow.

Islet
Photo: W. L. Tarbert, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a small inhabited island in harbour and one of the islands of Scotland. It is about 350 metres east of the harbour front of Stromness but it is connected to the shore at low tide on the opposite side of the bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cairston and Bu‘ Point.

Locality
Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village on , in , Scotland. The settlement is within the parish of .

Locality
Photo: John Ireland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a locality.

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is a port on the Mainland of the , with a population of roughly 2200. To the Vikings, Straumsnes meant the headland just south, where a fierce tide rips between Scapa Flow and the Atlantic; get past that and you came safely into Hamnavoe or "peaceful harbour" where the town now stands.

Quoybow

Latitude
58.97673° or 58° 58′ 36″ north
Longitude
-3.27159° or 3° 16′ 18″ west
Open location code
9CCRXPGH+M9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12920842221
Open­Street­Map feature
highway=­bus_stop
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­platform
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Highlights include The Howe and Sands of Congesquoy.

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