Skesquoy
Skesquoy is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Skesquoy is situated nearby to the archaeological site Loch of Hundland Broch, as well as near the peak Hundland Hill.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Kirbuster Farm Museum and Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale.
Kirbuster Farm Museum
Museum
Photo: Otter, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kirbuster Farm Museum is situated 1¼ miles west of Skesquoy.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale
Archaeological site
Photo: Rude Health, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Vinquin, broch, 145m SSW of Upper Arsdale is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Skesquoy.
Loch of Boardhouse
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Loch of Boardhouse is a freshwater loch in the parish of Birsay in the north west of the mainland of Orkney, Scotland. It acts as a reservoir for public water supply and is popular for trout fishing. Loch of Boardhouse is situated 2 miles west of Skesquoy.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Twatt and Dounby.
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 southwest of Skesquoy.
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 south of Skesquoy.
Birsay
Photo: Chmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Birsay is a small village on the north coast of Orkney Mainland. It's the site of the ruined Earl's Palace, and just offshore is the Brough of Birsay with medieval Norse remains.
Skesquoy
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.11348° or 59° 6′ 49″ northLongitude
-3.21953° or 3° 13′ 10″ westOpen location code
9CFR4Q7J+95OpenStreetMap ID
way 1162470508OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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