Bay of Skaill - Cist

Bay of Skaill - Cist is an archaeological site in , . Bay of Skaill - Cist is situated nearby to the beach , as well as near the archaeological site .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westray Airport and Knap of Howar.

Aerodrome
Photo: Nicholas Mutton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an airport at Aikerness, on in the , . Westray Aerodrome has a CAA Ordinary Licence that allows flights for the public transport of passengers or for flying instruction as authorised by the licensee.

Archaeological site
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The on the island of in , , is a Neolithic farmstead which may be the oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe. is situated 2 miles east of Bay of Skaill - Cist.

Aerodrome
Photo: Me677, Public domain.
is located 22 NM north of on , , . The facility is best known for being one of the two airports joined by the shortest scheduled flight in the world, a leg of Loganair's inter-island service, to . is situated 2 miles east of Bay of Skaill - Cist.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pierowall.

Village
Photo: David Wyatt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village of in the Orkney Islands, off the coast of the northern . The village is the island's largest settlement and lies near its northern end, around Bay. is situated 2 miles southwest of Bay of Skaill - Cist.

Bay of Skaill - Cist

Latitude
59.34364° or 59° 20′ 37″ north
Longitude
-2.9599° or 2° 57′ 36″ west
Open location code
9CFV82VR+F2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8583379060
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
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