Clay Mire

Clay Mire is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Clay Mire is situated nearby to the locality Broadi Face, as well as near Clicknafea.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Old School and Cra’as Nest.

The Old School

Museum

Photo: LittleDwangs, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Old School is a museum.

Cra’as Nest

Museum

Photo: Bob Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cra’as Nest is a museum.

Burnmouth Bothy including walled enclosures, Rackwick Bay, Hoy

Wilderness hut

Photo: Calum McRoberts, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Burnmouth Bothy including walled enclosures, Rackwick Bay, Hoy is a wilderness hut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rora Head and Stromness.

Rora Head

Locality

Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Rora Head is a locality, which is situated 2 miles southwest of Clay Mire.

Stromness is a port on the Mainland of the Orkney Islands, 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.

Clay Mire

Type: Locality
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

58.88355° or 58° 53′ 1″ north

Longitude

-3.38517° or 3° 23′ 7″ west

Open location code

9CCRVJM7+CW

OpenStreetMap ID

node 1349486990

OpenStreetMap feature

place=locality

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Broadi Face and Glens of Broadiface.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Glen House and Moor Fea.

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