Castle of Garth
Castle of Garth is a locality in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Castle of Garth is situated nearby to the locality The Galt, as well as near Quoys of Vaedi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shapinsay and Sweyn Holm.
Shapinsay
Photo: Purplebaron, Public domain.
Shapinsay is one of the smaller Orkney Islands, a short ferry ride from Mainland Orkney. It measures about 7 miles north-south by 3 miles east-west, with a population in 2011 of 307, and Balfour the only village.
Sweyn Holm
Islet
Photo: Derek Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson, who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of "servant's island" in Norse. Sweyn Holm is situated 2½ miles northwest of Castle of Garth.
Vasa Loch
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vasa Loch is a brackish lagoon in southwestern Shapinsay, Orkney Islands. This water body has been shown on early maps of the island in a very similar shape and size to its current geometry, separated from the North Sea by a narrow strip of raised beach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quholm and Balfour.
Quholm
Hamlet
Photo: C Michael Hogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Quholm is a farm in the northeast of Shapinsay, in the islands of Orkney, Scotland. Quholm is situated 2½ miles east of Castle of Garth.
Balfour
Village
Photo: Shirley Grant, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Balfour is a village on the island of Shapinsay, Orkney. The village is situated on Elwick Bay, which was used as an anchorage by Haakon IV of Norway before sailing south to eventual defeat at the Battle of Largs in 1263. Balfour is situated 2½ miles south of Castle of Garth.
Head of Holland
Locality
Photo: Adam Ward, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Head of Holland is a locality, which is situated 5 miles south of Castle of Garth.
Castle of Garth
- Type: Locality
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.06804° or 59° 4′ 5″ northLongitude
-2.89934° or 2° 53′ 58″ westOpen location code
9CFV3492+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 8564135281OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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