Dounby Showground
Dounby Showground is a grassland in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Dounby Showground is situated nearby to the archaeological site Barrow (Prehistoric), as well as near Dounby Post Office.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Sabiston Mill, Dounby and Dounby Click Mill.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby
Watermill
Photo: Andy Farrington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sabiston Mill, Dounby is a watermill, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Dounby Showground.
Dounby Click Mill
Watermill
Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dounby Click Mill is a mill located on the Mainland of Orkney, in Scotland. It is the last of the horizontal or "Norse" watermills of Orkney still in working order. Dounby Click Mill is situated 2½ miles northeast of Dounby Showground.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Dounby and Harray.
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.
Harray
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harray is an Orcadian parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. The village is near the Loch of Harray and was used by the Vikings for waterway transportation and Old Norse was spoken in the area up until the 1700s. Harray is situated 2½ miles southeast of Dounby Showground.
Twatt
Village
Photo: J M Briscoe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 2½ miles northwest of Dounby Showground.
Dounby Showground
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.0682° or 59° 4′ 6″ northLongitude
-3.23479° or 3° 14′ 5″ westOpen location code
9CFR3Q98+73OpenStreetMap ID
way 1078048218OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.
Satellite Map
Discover Dounby Showground from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Barrow (Prehistoric) and Dounby Post Office.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as The Cutting Room and Royal Mail Dlivery Office.
Orkney Islands: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Kirkwall, Stromness, Hoy, and Shapinsay.
Curious Grasslands to Discover
Uncover intriguing grasslands from every corner of the globe.