The Geo Slipway

The Geo Slipway is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. The Geo Slipway is situated near the locality Vinya Heim, as well as near Hall of Sands.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday and Black Holm.

Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday

Archaeological site

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Dingy’s Howe, broch, Upper Sanday is an archaeological site.

Black Holm

Islet

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Black Holm is a small tidal island in the Orkney Islands, near Copinsay to the west of Corn Holm off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. Black Holm is situated 2 miles southeast of The Geo Slipway.

Corn Holm is a small tidal island in Orkney, near Copinsay to the west, off the north-eastern coast of Scotland. There was once a small chapel there, and it is covered in birdlife. Corn Holm is situated 2½ miles southeast of The Geo Slipway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Tankerness and Rose Ness.

Tankerness

Village

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Tankerness is a district in the St Andrews parish in Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. Essentially a peninsula, it is about 13 kilometres south-east of Kirkwall and 1 kilometre east of Kirkwall Airport. Tankerness is situated 4 miles northwest of The Geo Slipway.