Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange

Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange is a building in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange is situated nearby to the peak Kier Fiold, as well as near Mill Dam of Rango.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Skara Brae and Skaill House.

Skara Brae

Protected area

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Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement, located on the Bay of Skaill in the parish of Sandwick, on the west coast of Mainland, the largest island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. Skara Brae is situated 1½ miles west of Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange.

Skaill House

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Skaill House is a historic manor house in Sandwick parish on Mainland, the largest of the Orkney Islands, Scotland. The house overlooks the Neolithic site, Skara Brae, and the Bay of Skaill. Skaill House is situated 1¼ miles west of Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange.

Loch of Skaill

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The Loch of Skaill is a small somewhat triangular, freshwater loch in the parish of Sandwick, Orkney on Mainland Orkney, Scotland. It lies 0.5 mi south east of the Bay of Skaill close to Skaill House and the World Heritage neolithic site Skara Brae. Loch of Skaill is situated 4,200 feet southwest of Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yesnaby and Dounby.

Yesnaby

Locality

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Yesnaby is a historic township in Sandwick, on the west coast of Orkney Mainland, Scotland, south of Skara Brae. It is renowned for its spectacular Old Red Sandstone coastal cliff scenery which includes sea stacks, blowholes, geos and frequently boiling seas. Yesnaby is situated 2½ miles southwest of Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange.

Dounby

Village

Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Dounby is a village on Mainland in Orkney, in the north of Scotland. Dounby village is situated at the crossroads of what are now the A986 and B9057, and has grown close to the meeting point of the three parishes of Sandwick, Birsay and Harray. Dounby is situated 3 miles northeast of Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange.

Twatt

Village

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Twatt is a settlement in the parish of Birsay on the Mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It was previously the location of RNAS Twatt, from 1940–1949. Twatt is situated at the junction of the A986 and the A967. Twatt is situated 3½ miles north of Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange.

Sandwick (Orkney) Telephone Exchange

Type: Building
Address: Sandwick, KW16 3JE
Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

59.04902° or 59° 2′ 57″ north

Longitude

-3.30176° or 3° 18′ 6″ west

Levels

Operator

Openreach

Open location code

9CFR2MXX+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1046259131

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Kier Fiold and Mill Dam of Rango.

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