Windwick
Windwick is a hamlet in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Windwick is situated nearby to the locality Windy Geo, as well as near Burri Geo.Places of Interest
Highlights include South Ronaldsay and Cairns O‘ The Bu.
South Ronaldsay
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South Ronaldsay is the most southerly of the Orkney Islands, with its main settlement at St Margaret's Hope, and a population in 2011 of 909. Burray just north has always been joined by a sandy spit to South Ronaldsay.
Cairns O‘ The Bu
Archaeological site
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Cairns O‘ The Bu is an archaeological site.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
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Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sandwick and Brough Ness.
Sandwick
Locality
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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 2 miles northwest of Windwick.
Brough Ness
Locality
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Brough Ness is a locality, which is situated 2½ miles south of Windwick.
Herston
Hamlet
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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 4 miles northwest of Windwick.
Windwick
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.76501° or 58° 45′ 54″ northLongitude
-2.93792° or 2° 56′ 17″ westOpen location code
9CCVQ386+2ROpenStreetMap ID
node 1343685290OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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