Burwick Pier
Burwick Pier is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burwick Pier is situated nearby to the locality Brough, as well as near Black Geo.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay and Burwick.
Burwick
Dwelling
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Burwick is a small harbour on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and is the terminus of a passenger ferry which operates in the summer to John o' Groats in Caithness.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 3½ miles north of Burwick Pier.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 5 miles north of Burwick Pier.
Burwick Pier
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.73984° or 58° 44′ 23″ northLongitude
-2.97271° or 2° 58′ 22″ westOpen location code
9CCVP2QG+WWOpenStreetMap ID
node 8232616664OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Brough and Black Geo.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Site of St. Colm’s Chapel and Burial Ground (built 9C) and Broch site.
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