Orkney walks - Backaskaill Bay

Orkney walks - Backaskaill Bay is in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Orkney walks - Backaskaill Bay is situated nearby to the ruins Cross Kirk, as well as near Bea Loch.

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 on Sanday, Orkney Islands, Scotland, 20 NM north‑northeast of Kirkwall. 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.

Quoyness chambered cairn

Archaeological site

Photo: Callum Black, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Quoyness chambered cairn is a Neolithic burial monument located on the island of Sanday in Orkney, Scotland. Similar to Maeshowe in design, the tomb was probably built around 3000 BC. Quoyness chambered cairn is situated 2 miles southeast of Orkney walks - Backaskaill Bay.

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.

Orkney walks - Backaskaill Bay

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.23836° or 59° 14′ 18″ north

Longitude

-2.6116° or 2° 36′ 42″ west

Open location code

9CFV69QQ+89

OpenStreetMap ID

node 6182283363

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cross Kirk and Bea Loch.

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