Burwick
Burwick is a farm in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Burwick is situated nearby to St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay, as well as near the archaeological site Broch site.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay and Burwick.
St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay
Church
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St Mary’s Church, South Ronaldsay is situated 490 feet east of Burwick.
Burwick
Dwelling
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Burwick is a small harbour on the island of South Ronaldsay in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. It is the closest Orkney harbour to the Scottish mainland and is the terminus of a passenger ferry which operates in the summer to John o' Groats in Caithness.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay
Historic building
Photo: David Loutit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tomison’s Academy, South Ronaldsay is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile north of Burwick.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brough Ness and Sandwick.
Sandwick
Locality
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Sandwick is a parish on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney, Scotland, 4 miles north of Stromness. The parish's name derives from the Old Norse Sandvík meaning "Sand Bay". Sandwick is situated 3 miles north of Burwick.
Herston
Hamlet
Photo: Lis Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Herston is a village on South Ronaldsay, Orkney, Scotland, United Kingdom. Herston is historically a fishing village but its only industry to speak of is Herston Stained Glass, now that Herston Hikers Hostel is now inactive. Herston is situated 5 miles north of Burwick.
Burwick
- Type: Farm
- Category: agriculture
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
58.74194° or 58° 44′ 31″ northLongitude
-2.97166° or 2° 58′ 18″ westOpen location code
9CCVP2RH+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1184056410OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=farmyard
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Highlights include Castle of Burwick - promontory fort (ruins) and Broch site.
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