Wass Wick,mound
Wass Wick,mound is an archaeological site in Orkney Islands, Scotland. Wass Wick,mound is situated nearby to the military installation Wasswick Coastal Battery, as well as near the village Tingwall.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: architectural structure in Orkney Islands, Scotland, UK
- Also known as: “Wass Wick Broch”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Seal Skerry and Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth.
Seal Skerry
Islet
Photo: Des Colhoun, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Seal Skerry is an islet, which is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wass Wick,mound.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth
Archaeological site
Photo: Ian Balcombe, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ness of Woodwick, broch, 970m E of Lower Bisgarth is an archaeological site, which is situated 2 miles northwest of Wass Wick,mound.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tingwall and Rendall.
Tingwall
Village
Tingwall is a farm and ferry terminal that lies on the north-east coast of Orkney's West Mainland on the Gairsay Sound in the parish of Evie and Rendall.
Rendall
Village
Photo: John Comloquoy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Rendall is a parish on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. It is in the north west of the island and lies east of the parishes of Birsay and Evie and north east of Harray. The island of Gairsay is also in the parish. Rendall is situated 2 miles southwest of Wass Wick,mound.
Evie
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Evie is a parish and village on Mainland, Orkney, Scotland. The parish is located in the north-west of the Mainland, between Birsay and Rendall, forming the coastline opposite the isle of Rousay. Evie is situated 2½ miles northwest of Wass Wick,mound.
Wass Wick,mound
- Categories: broch, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Orkney Islands, Scotland, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
59.08061° or 59° 4′ 50″ northLongitude
-3.02705° or 3° 1′ 37″ westOpen location code
9CFR3XJF+65OpenStreetMap ID
way 1385666055OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q56668066
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Highlights include Wasswick Coastal Battery and Wasswick Coastal Battery.
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